Darren Millar

Darren David Millar (born 1976) is a Welsh politician. He is a Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd for Clwyd West.[1]

For similarly named people, see Darren Miller (disambiguation).

Darren Millar

MS
Member of the Senedd
for Clwyd West
Assumed office
May 2007
Preceded byAlun Pugh
Majority5,063 (19.3%)
Personal details
Born1976 (age 44–45)
NationalityBritish / Irish
Political partyWelsh Conservatives
Websitewww.darrenmillaram.com

Political career

In 2000/2001, Millar became mayor of the township of Towyn and Kinmel Bay. He was also a member of Conwy County Borough Council, the North Wales Police Authority and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

In the 2003 Senedd election, he stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the Vale of Clwyd.[2]

In the 2007 election, Millar was elected to the Clwyd West seat, defeating the incumbent Labour MS, Alun Pugh.[3] He was re-elected in the 2011[4] and 2016 elections.[5]

He is a former Shadow Minister for the Environment and Planning, a former Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and also a former Shadow Minister for Economy and Transport. He is a former member of the Senedd's Sustainability Committee, and a former Chair of the Senedd's Health, Well-being and Local Government Committee.

In November 2010 Millar was elected as Chair of the Senedd's Public Accounts Committee. Millar also Chairs the Cross Party Group on Faith, and the Cross Party Group on the Armed Forces and Cadets, both of which he is a founder member.

He was one of four Conservative MSs (along with Andrew RT Davies, Janet Finch-Saunders and Mark Isherwood) to vote for Brexit in the 2016 Brexit referendum.[6][7][8]

In January 2021 the Senedd Commission was investigating Millar for an alleged breach of COVID-19 regulations.[9] He resigned from his frontbench role as chief whip on 23 January 2021 after the leader Paul Davies resigned on the same day.[10]

Personal life

Millar lives in the Kinmel Bay area with his wife and three children. He enjoys reading and history, and attends Festival Church.[11]

References
  1. "Darren Millar AM | Working for Clwyd West". www.darrenmillaram.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Election results for Vale of Clwyd, 1 May 2003". senedd.assembly.wales. 1 May 2003.
  3. "Election results for Clwyd West, 3 May 2007". senedd.assembly.wales. 3 May 2007.
  4. "Election results for Clwyd West, 5 May 2011". senedd.assembly.wales. 5 May 2011.
  5. "Election results for Clwyd West, 6 May 2016". senedd.assembly.wales. 6 May 2016.
  6. "The EU Referendum: My view". Darren Millar AM.
  7. Flint, Rachel (24 June 2016). "EU Referendum: What happens to Wales now after we voted for Brexit?". northwales.
  8. "Sharp End March 19th". www.itv.com.
  9. https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-four-senior-welsh-politicians-under-investigation-over-claims-they-broke-lockdown-rules-12192711
  10. "Tory Senedd leader Paul Davies quits over alcohol row". BBC News. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "Assembly Member Biographies - Darren Millar". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
Senedd Cymru
Preceded by
Alun Pugh		 Member of the Senedd for Clwyd West
2007–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Elin Jones		 Shadow Minister for the Environment
June 2007 – Feb 2009		 Succeeded by
Angela Burns
Preceded by
Nick Ramsay		 Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government
Feb 2007 – Nov 2010		 Succeeded by
Jonathan Morgan
Preceded by
David Melding		 Shadow Minister for Economy and Transport
Nov 2010– May 2011		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Shadow Minister for Health
May 2011– July 2011		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Shadow Minister for Health & Social Services
July 2011–2016		 Succeeded by
Rhun ap Iorwerth
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