Marc Miller (born March 12, 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of

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in the

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in the 2015 election. A member of the

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, he is currently serving as

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in the Federal Cabinet following the swearing in of a new cabinet on October 26, 2021. Prior to entering politics, Miller was a lawyer with Stikeman Elliott and an infantry commander in the

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Early life and career

The son of a

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father and an anglophone Montrealer mother, Miller attended

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in the 1980s at the same time as

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, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of rudeau'soldest friends." Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the

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. Miller graduated from

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in 2001 with common and civil law degrees. Prior to his election was a practising lawyer with Stikeman Elliott. Miller also previously served in the

as an infantry commander.

Federal politics

Miller helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007. He was an advisor and the fundraising director for Trudeau's successful run at the 2013 Liberal Party leadership election. Miller was elected to represent the riding of

in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. After the election, he served as the chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus of MPs. On January 28, 2017 Miller was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the

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. On June 1, 2017, Miller delivered the first ever speech in the

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in the House of Commons. Miller said he had started taking language lessons from Zoe Hopkins in the spirit of

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. He also wanted to demonstrate to the non-French speaking Liberal MPs whom he had urged to study French in his former role as the Quebec Liberal Caucus chair that it was possible to juggle learning a new language while performing their parliamentary duties. On August 31, 2018, he was moved to be the Parliamentary Secretary to the

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. On November 20, 2019 he was sworn in as

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. On October 26, 2021 Miller became the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations.

Personal life

Marc Miller married Elin Sandberg, a former Swedish diplomat, whom he met at a party while both were studying at the

. Together, they have three children, two boys named Marius and Lukas and a girl named Eva. Miller, an

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, is fluently bilingual in both

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Electoral record

References

External links

Official Website

Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Marc Living people 1971 births Anglophone Quebec people Members of the 29th Canadian Ministry Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Military personnel from Montreal Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian Army officers Lawyers from Montreal Politicians from Montreal New York (state) lawyers Université de Montréal alumni McGill University Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians