Brian Miller (Australian politician)

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Brian Kirkwall Miller AM (30 January 1921 – 6 June 2014) was an Australian politician. Born in Queenstown, he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1957 as the Labor member for Newdegate.[1] He held various ministerial portfolios and led the Government in the Council from 1972 to 1982. In 1986 he resigned from the Council to contest the House of Assembly election, but he was unsuccessful.[2]

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours Miller was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the Tasmanian Parliament and to the community".[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miller, Brian Kirwall". News Corp Australia. The Mercury. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Miller, Brian Kirkwall". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "The Honourable Brian Kirkwell MILLER". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for Newdegate
1957–1986
Succeeded by