Frank Millar Jr

Frank Millar is a Northern Irish journalist and former unionist politician.

The son of Frank Millar, also a unionist politician, he was known as "Frank Millar Jr" during his early political career. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and remained a member when his father left the organisation to sit as an independent Unionist.

Millar was the Press Officer of the UUP during the early 1980s.Graham S. Walker, "A History of the Ulster Unionist Party: Protest, Pragmatism And Pessimism"] He stood unsuccessfully for 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly in South Antrim. [ [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/csa.htm South Antrim 1973-1982] , Northern Ireland Elections] However, he was elected to body in 1984 in an uncontested by-election in Belfast South caused by the murder of Edgar Graham. [ [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/csb.htm South Belfast 1973-1984] , Northern Ireland Elections]

In 1983, Millar became the General Secretary of the UUP. At the 1987 UK general election, he stood in Belfast West, receiving 18.7% of the votes cast. [ [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983NIB.html UK Parliamentary Election results: 1983-97: Northern Irish Boroughs] ] The same year, he worked with Harold McCusker and Peter Robinson to produce a report on power sharing, following a positive report on the topic by the Ulster Political Research Group. The report gave serious consideration to the idea, but was largely ignored by Unionist leaders. Millar subsequently resigned from his party post. [Brendan O'Leary and John McGarry, "The Northern Ireland Conflict: Consociational Engagements"]

Millar subsequently became a journalist and has long been the London Editor of the "Irish Times". In 1998, he was named the Irish Print Journalist of the Year. In 2004, he wrote a biography of UUP leader David Trimble, entitled "David Trimble: The Price of Peace". [" [http://books.global-investor.com/books/25371.htm?ginPtrCode=00000&identifier= David Trimble by Frank Millar] ", Global-Investor Bookshop]

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