Bill Miller (born 22 July 1954), is a former

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MEP representing

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and

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Personal life

Miller was brought up in Gartocharn

and was educated at Paisley Technical College and

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. He was a

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by profession and is married with one son and one daughter.

Political life

Miller was chairman of the Glasgow Labour Party between 1984 and 1987 as well as acting as an election agent and was assistant secretary of the Glasgow branch of

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between 1980 and 1986. He served as a Strathclyde Regional Councillor (from 1984 to 1994), chairing the council's Economic and Industrial Development Committee. He was elected to the

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He represented the Glasgow constituency from 1994 to 1999 and the Scotland constituency from 1999 to 200

when he was not re-elected, having been relegated to third on Labour's regional list, a position that he described as a "walk-on part

In the Parliament, Miller served as Labour Party

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and was a member of the Parliament's Economic, Monetary and Industrial Affairs Committee and the delegation for

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, South East Asia and Korea. He had also been a vice-chair of the European Parliament's legal affairs and internal market committe

He was described by the

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as a "Glasgow bruiser

Since losing his seat in the European Parliament, Miller has continued to seek a Parliamentary seat to continue his political caree

He has also worked for the

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(the body which funds colleges

External links

Speeches in the European Parliament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Bill 1954 births Living people Alumni of Kingston University Scottish Labour councillors Scottish Labour MEPs MEPs for Scotland 1994–1999 MEPs for Scotland 1999–2004 Scottish trade unionists