Clarrie Millar

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Clarrie Millar
AM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wide Bay
In office
18 May 1974 – 19 February 1990
Preceded byBrendan Hansen
Succeeded byWarren Truss
Personal details
Born(1925-06-15)15 June 1925
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died28 November 2017(2017-11-28) (aged 92)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNational Party of Australia
ChildrenLisa Millar
OccupationPublic servant, farmer

Percival Clarence Millar AM (15 June 1925 – 28 November 2017)[1] was an Australian politician.

Born in Adelaide, he served in the military between 1943 and 1946 before becoming a public servant, and then a farmer. In 1974, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wide Bay in Queensland. He served as chairman of committees from 1978 to 1983.[2]

He retired in 1990. Together with Labor's Tom Uren, Millar was the last World War II combat veteran to serve in the House, though Russ Gorman who was a non-combat WWII veteran would serve until 1996.[3] He was the father of ABC journalist Lisa Millar.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Strachan, Shelley (30 November 2017). "Tributes flow for beloved former Wide Bay MP". The Gympie Times. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Appendix 3—Deputy Speakers". House of Representatives Practice (7th ed.). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  4. ^ Scott, Leisa (18 January 2014). "Slow and steady wins race for Truss". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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Preceded by Member for Wide Bay
1974–1990 		Succeeded by


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