Robin Millar (politician)

Robin John Millar (born 15 October 1968)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy since the 2019 general election.[3][4][5]

Robin Millar
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for Aberconwy
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byGuto Bebb
Majority2,034 (6.4%)
Personal details
Born (1968-10-15) 15 October 1968
Bangor, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Manchester[1]

Political career

Millar started his political career in 2003 as a member Forest Heath Council for the All Saints ward in Newmarket.[6] Millar was deputy leader of Forest Heath Council and Mayor of Newmarket in 2003. He later became a member for both Suffolk County Council for the Newmarket and Red Lodge seat and West Suffolk District Council for Newmarket North before becoming an MP in 2019.[7] [8]

He contested the Arfon constituency at the 2010 general election, finishing in 3rd place with 16.7% of the vote.

He resigned as a director and trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship on his election.

On 19th May 2021, Robin delivered his maiden speech in the House Of Commons, 518 days after the 2019 general election. [9]

References
  1. PoliticsHome.com (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. "Aberconwy parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Robin Millar holds Aberconwy for the Welsh Conservatives with increased majority". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. Mosalski, Ruth (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019 result for Aberconwy". walesonline. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "Forest Heath Election of District Councillors for All Saints" (PDF). 5 May 2011.
  7. Geater, Paul (12 November 2019). "Suffolk councillor heads to Wales in 2019 General Election". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. "Councillor Robin Millar". West Suffolk. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. "Robin John MILLAR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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