Lachlan Millar | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gregory | |
Assumed office 31 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Vaughan Johnson |
Majority | 17.2% |
Personal details | |
Born | Goondiwindi,Queensland | 17 December 1970
Political party | Liberal National Party |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Emerald,Queensland |
Occupation | ABC rural reporter,media advisor |
Lachlan Lucas Millar (born 17 December 1970) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Gregory in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. [1]
Millar grew up on a family property in the Central Highlands region,attending school in Capella and Emerald. [2] After spending a decade working in the Emerald area,Millar was employed a rural reporter for ABC Local Radio for nine years. [2]
He then operated a small business on the Sunshine Coast where he worked as a public relations manager for Maroochy Shire Council for six years and unsuccessfully stood as a Division 7 councillor in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council local government elections in 2008. [2] [3] [4]
Prior to being elected,he worked as a media advisor to Mike Horan,Lawrence Springborg and John McVeigh. [5] [6]
From 2017 until 2020,Millar was the Shadow Minister for Fire,Emergency Services and Volunteers. [7] In November 2020,Millar was named as Assistant Shadow Minister to the Leader of the Opposition. [8]
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