Marc Miller (politician)

Marc Miller
MP

Miller on July 1, 2016 in Montreal
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by new district
Personal details
Born (1971-03-12) March 12, 1971[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Elin Sandberg Miller
Children 2
Alma mater Université de Montréal
McGill University
Profession Attorney
Soldier
Military service
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch  Canadian Army

Marc Miller MP (born March 12, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]

Son of a Nova Scotian father and an Anglophone Montrealer mother,[3] Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of [Trudeau's] oldest friends."[4][5] He subsequently helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007.[6]

Miller was an advisor and the fundraising director for Trudeau's successful run at the 2013 Liberal Party leadership election.[7]

Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal, before graduating from McGill University Faculty of Law in 2001 with common and civil law degrees.[8][9] He worked abroad in New York City and Stockholm, and prior to his election was a practising corporate lawyer with Stikeman Elliott specializing in mergers and acquisitions.[8] He also previously served in the Canadian Army as an infantry section commander.[2]

Marc Miller married Elin Sandberg, a former Swedish diplomat, with whom he has 2 children.[10]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalMarc Miller 25,491 50.82 +23.34 –
New DemocraticAllison Turner 11,757 23.44 -18.05 –
ConservativeSteve Shanahan 5,948 11.86 -0.05 –
Bloc QuébécoisChantal St-Onge 4,307 8.59 -7.44 –
GreenDaniel Green 2,398 4.78 +1.99 –
RhinocerosDaniel Wolfe 161 0.32 – –
CommunistBill Sloan 102 0.20 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,164100.00–$221,982.87
Total rejected ballots 4350.86––
Turnout 50,59959.96––
Eligible voters 84,387–––
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Marc (March 12, 2016). "Une sélection de bières du Comté pour ma fête! @joebeef @AdamScotti #BrasseurdeMontréal #Bierbrier". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Lau, Rachel. "Liberal candidate Marc Miller elected in Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  3. ↑ Kovacevic, Milos (February 25, 2014). "Liberal candidate for newly-formed Ville-Marie riding shares his views". The Concordian. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals rally team aiming to win back party strongholds in Montreal, The Globe & Mail, January 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ P.A. Sevigny, Liberals' Marc Miller handily takes new riding of Ville-Marie, The Suburban, October 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Irwin Block, Justin Trudeau’s got what it takes, says Liberal hopeful Miller, The Senior Times, September 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Patriquin, Martin (May 7, 2014). "Questions raised about votes in Marc Miller's Liberal nomination". Maclean's. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "McGill Law faces of Election 2015". Focus online. McGill University Faculty of Law. September 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Twenty-five McGillians off to Parliament". McGill University. October 21, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ Murat, Philippe. "Senate Proceedings - Vote 2015 – Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs". CPAC. 8:06 and 26:24. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Election Results, 22 October 2015
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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