Col Miller (politician)
Col Miller | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ithaca | |
| In office 28 May 1966 – 1 November 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Windsor |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin John Miller 28 April 1924 Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Warner Weathered (m.1949 d.1985), Janice Bartlett (m.1991) |
| Occupation | Painter |
Colin John (Col) Miller (28 April 1924 – 4 November 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the
Liberal (1966–1984) and as an independent (1984–1986).[1]
Early life
Miller was born in
Lions Club. He was the chairman of the RSL
from 1959 until 1966.
On 13 June 1949, Miller married Grace Warner Weathered and together had three sons.
Politics
Miller, for the
Liberal Party, held the seat of Ithaca in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from in 1966 until his retirement from politics in 1986.[1] He was the Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services for fourteen days in 1983, having been appointed to replace sacked minister Terry White before all Liberal ministers subsequently resigned.[2] In November 1983, he was the unsuccessful Liberal nominee for Speaker against National John Warner.[3]
Miller was a conservative within the Liberal Party, and in July 1984, he resigned from the party, "at least partly sparked by" the preselection of moderate
National Party, this did not occur and he continued to sit as an independent.[4][3] He retired at the 1986 state election.[5]
Later life
Miller's wife Grace Lorna known as "Lorna" died in 1985.[6] On 7 September 1991 he married Janice Bartlett.
He died on 4 November 2016 aged 92 years at Caloundra.
References
- ^ a b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Wanna, John; Arklay, Tracey. The Ayes Have It: History of Queensland Parliament 1957-1989 (PDF). ANU Press. p. 537.
- ^ a b Wanna, John; Arklay, Tracey. The Ayes Have It: History of Queensland Parliament 1957-1989 (PDF). ANU Press. p. 663.
- ^ "Political Chronicles 1985 (Qld)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History.
- ^ "Queensland Votes 2015: Mt Coot-tha". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 5 April 2019.