Larry Miller (politician) 1415770 214133987 2008-05-22T06:41:50Z VitaleBaby 2442803 {{Infobox CanadianMP | name='''Larry Miller ''' | image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | | term_start=[[Canadian federal election, 2004|2004]] | term_end= | predecessor= [[Ovid Jackson]] | birth_date= {{birth date and age |1956|7|21}} | birth_place= [[Wiarton, Ontario]] | successor= | death_date= | death_place= | profession= farmer | party=[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] | party colour=Conservative | residence=[[Georgian Bluffs, Ontario]] | riding=[[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]] | footnotes= | term_start2= | term_end2= | predecessor2= | successor2= | spouse=Darlene Miller | religion= |}} '''Larry Miller''' (born [[July 21]], [[1956]] in [[Wiarton, Ontario|Wiarton]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. He is a current member of the [[Canadian House of Commons]], representing the riding of [[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]] for the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]]. Before entering federal politics, Miller was a councillor in [[Keppel Township, Ontario]] from 1991 to 1993. He progressed to Deputy Reeve in 1994, and in 1996 became the Reeve of Keppel Township. He was briefly a councillor in [[Grey County, Ontario|Grey County]] between 2000 and 2001, and between 2000 and 2004 he was [[mayor]] of [[Georgian Bluffs, Ontario|Georgian Bluffs]]. He also owns a beef-farming operation. Miller won the Conservative Party nomination for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2004, and defeated three-term [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] [[Ovid Jackson]] by almost 5,000 votes in [[Canadian federal election, 2004|that year's federal election]]. With many historic Georgian Bay lighthouses in his riding, Miller sponsored [[Bill S-220 An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses|Bill S-215 An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses]] in the Commons in January, 2008.<ref>''Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society'' News and Events http://www.nslps.com/trip_and_program_calendar.asp</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=d5a197ec-6694-4a63-b918-f7c55df7b7c2&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament Webpage] {{start box}} {{s-par|ca}} {{succession box|title=[[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]]| before=[[Ovid Jackson]]| after=incumbent| years=[[2004]]–present}} {{end box}} {{Persondata |NAME=Miller, Larry |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician |DATE OF BIRTH=[[July 21]], [[1956]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Wiarton, Ontario|Wiarton]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] |DATE OF DEATH=living |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Larry}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Conservative Party of Canada MPs]] [[Category:Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario]] [[Category:Mayors of places in Ontario]] [[Category:Current Members of the Canadian House of Commons]] [[fr:Larry Miller (homme politique)]]