Glen Richard Milliner (born 14 April 1948) is an Australian
compositor, businessman and politician who was a
Labor
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the
electoral district of Everton from 1977 to 1992, and then for the new
electoral district of Ferny Grove from 1992 to 1998. Under the
Goss Ministry, he served in the
Cabinet variously as Minister for
Justice, Minister for
Consumer Affairs (until 18 October 1993), Minister for
Corrective Services (until 18 October 1993), and Minister for
Administrative Services (from 18 October 1993).
Background
He is the son of
trade union
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activist and Labor
Senator
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from
Queensland
)
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,
Bert Milliner
Bertie Richard "Bert" Milliner (17 July 1911 – 30 June 1975) was an Australian trade unionist, politician and Senator, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He would have been a minor figure in Australia's political history but for t ...
. Like his father, he is a qualified
typesetter
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and compositor; he also owns a
news agency
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. He is married and has three children.
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Elected office
He was first elected to the Assembly for the seat of Everton in the 1977 election, unseating Liberal
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incumbent
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Brian Lindsay.[
He did not run for re-election in 1998, and was succeeded by fellow Labor member Geoff Wilson.]
References
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1948 births
Living people
Australian media executives
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Typesetters