Lachlan Lucas Millar (born 17 December 1970) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Gregory in the

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since 2015. Millar grew up on a family property in the

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, attending school in

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and

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. After spending a decade working in the Emerald area, Millar was employed a rural reporter for

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for nine years. He then operated a small business on the Sunshine Coast where he worked as a public relations manager for

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for six years and unsuccessfully stood as a Division 7 councillor in the

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local government elections in 2008. Prior to being elected, he worked as a

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Mike Horan Michael James Horan, AM (born 1 July 1944) is a former Australian politician who represented the seat of Toowoomba South in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 18 May 1991 to 24 March 2012. Originally he was a member of the National P ...

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and John McVeigh. From 2017 until 2020, Millar was the Shadow Minister for Fire, Emergency Services and Volunteers. In November 2020, Millar was named as Assistant Shadow Minister to the

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1970 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub