- Gord Miller (politician)
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Gordon Irvin Miller (born February 26, 1924 in Jarvis, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1975 to 1990.[1]
Biography
Miller was educated in Jarvis, and worked as a farmer. He was a school trustee from 1960 to 1967, a councillor from 1968 to 1971, a reeve from 1971 to 1973, and a regional councillor from 1973 to 1975.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeated Progressive Conservative Jim Allan by 1,955 votes in the rural riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1977 election, and again in 1981, 1985 and 1987.
The Liberal Party returned to government in 1985, having been out of office since 1943. Despite his service in the legislature, Miller was not appointed to cabinet.
He was defeated in the 1990 provincial election, losing to NDP candidate Norm Jamison by almost 4,000 votes.
Miller's son, Doug Miller, was a candidate of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1999. There is also another Gord Miller who serves as Environmental Commissioner of Ontario.
References
- ^ "Past & Present MPPs :MPP Gordon Irvin Miller". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=505. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
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