Chris Miles (Australian politician)

The Honourable Chris Miles
Member of the Australian Parliament for Braddon
In office 1 December 1984 – 3 October 1998
Preceded by	Ray Groom
Succeeded by	Sid Sidebottom
Personal details
Born	21 August 1947 (1947-08-21) (age 64) Ulverstone, Tasmania
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Tasmania University of South Africa
Occupation	Teacher

Christopher Gordon "Chris" Miles (born 21 August 1947) was an Australian politician. Born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he was educated at the University of Tasmania and then the University of South Africa, becoming a teacher, traveller and sawmiller. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Braddon. In 1992 he was one of a group of Coalition members of parliament who founded the Lyons Forum, a conservative ginger group.^[1]

On 11 March 1996, following the victory of the Coalition in the federal election of that year, Miles was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, John Howard. He held this position until 1998, when he was defeated in his seat of Braddon by Labor candidate Sid Sidebottom.^[2]

References

1. ^ Marion Maddox, God Under Howard: The Rise of the Religious Right in Australian Politics,Allen & Unwin, 2005, p.38.
2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Ray Groom	Member for Braddon 1984–1998	Succeeded by Sid Sidebottom

Persondata
Name	Miles, Christopher Gordon
Alternative names	Miles, Chris
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	21 August 1947
Place of birth	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Date of death
Place of death