Darren Millar
Darren Millar | |
|---|---|
 Millar in 2016 | |
| Member of the Senedd for Clwyd West | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Alun Pugh |
| Majority | 3,685 (13.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 44–45) |
| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Political party | Welsh Conservatives |
| Website | www.darrenmillaram.com |
Darren David Millar (born 1976) is a Welsh politician who has served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Clwyd West since 2007. He is a member of the Welsh Conservatives.[1]
Political career[]
In 2000/2001, Millar became mayor of the township of Towyn and Kinmel Bay.[citation needed] He was also a member of Conwy County Borough Council, the North Wales Police Authority and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.[citation needed]
In the 2003 Senedd election, he stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the Vale of Clwyd.[2]
In the 2007 election, Millar was elected to the Clwyd West seat, defeating the incumbent Labour MS, Alun Pugh.[3] He was re-elected in the 2011[4] and 2016 elections.[5]
He is a former Shadow Minister for the Environment and Planning, a former Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and also a former Shadow Minister for Economy and Transport. He is a former member of the Senedd's Sustainability Committee, and a former Chair of the Senedd's Health, Well-being and Local Government Committee.[citation needed]
In November 2010 Millar was elected as Chair of the Senedd's Public Accounts Committee. Millar also Chairs the Cross Party Group on Faith, and the Cross Party Group on the Armed Forces and Cadets, both of which he is a founder member.[citation needed]
He was one of four Conservative MSs (along with Andrew RT Davies, Janet Finch-Saunders and Mark Isherwood) to vote for Brexit in the 2016 Brexit referendum.[6][7][8]
In January 2021 the Senedd Commission was investigating Millar for an alleged breach of COVID-19 regulations.[9] He resigned from his frontbench role as chief whip on 23 January 2021 after the leader Paul Davies resigned on the same day.[10]
Personal life[]
Millar lives in the Kinmel Bay area with his wife and three children. He enjoys reading and history, and attends Festival Church.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Darren Millar AM | Working for Clwyd West". www.darrenmillaram.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Election results for Vale of Clwyd, 1 May 2003". senedd.assembly.wales. 1 May 2003.
- ^ "Election results for Clwyd West, 3 May 2007". senedd.assembly.wales. 3 May 2007.
- ^ "Election results for Clwyd West, 5 May 2011". senedd.assembly.wales. 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Election results for Clwyd West, 6 May 2016". senedd.assembly.wales. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "The EU Referendum: My view". Darren Millar AM.
- ^ Flint, Rachel (24 June 2016). "EU Referendum: What happens to Wales now after we voted for Brexit?". northwales.
- ^ "Sharp End March 19th". www.itv.com.
- ^ "COVID-19: Four senior Welsh politicians under investigation over claims they broke lockdown rules". Sky News.
- ^ "Tory Senedd leader Paul Davies quits over alcohol row". BBC News. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Assembly Member Biographies – Darren Millar". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
External links[]
- Darren Millar AM (Darren Millar official website – English language)
- Darren Millar AC (Darren Millar official website – Welsh language)
- National Assembly for Wales: Members Profile
- Welsh Conservatives: Profile
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party members of the Senedd
- Mayors of places in Wales
- Wales AMs 2007–2011
- Wales AMs 2011–2016
- Wales MSs 2016–2021
- Wales MSs 2021–2026
- Welsh Conservative councillors