Andrew Miller (politician)
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Andrew Peter Miller is a British
Labour Party
politician
who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston
since 1992
.
, Middlesex
, Miller was educated in Malta
before attending the Hayling Island
Secondary School (now known as Hayling College) on Church Road, Hampshire
and the Highbury Technical College (now known as Highbury College) on Dovercourt Road in Portsmouth
. He went on to study at the London School of Economics
where he was awarded a diploma in industrial relations in 1977. He worked initially as a laboratory technician at the Department of Geology at Portsmouth Polytechnic
from 1967 and from 1977 an official of the MSF
trade union.
at the 1992 general election when he won Ellesmere Port and Neston for Labour from the Conservatives
. The sitting MP, Mike Woodcock
retiring that year. In Parliament, Miller has served on numerous select committees and served for four years from 2001 to the ministers
at the Department of Trade and Industry.
In 2010 Andrew Miller was confirmed as the first Chair of the House of Commons Science & technology Select Committee to be elected by all members of the House.
In 2005 he was confirmed as chairman of the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee.
In 1997 he championed the case of Louise Woodward
, a nanny convicted of manslaughter in Newton, Massachusetts
.
In December 2007, Andrew Miller introduced a Private Member's Bill
, based on the Agency Workers Directive
and known officially as the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill 2008 to give temporary and agency workers the same rights as direct workers.http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/temporaryandagencyworkersequaltreatment.html
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston
Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
since 1992
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
.
Early life
Born in IsleworthIsleworth
Isleworth is a small town of Saxon origin sited within the London Borough of Hounslow in west London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane. Isleworth's original area of settlement, alongside the Thames, is known as...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, Miller was educated in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
before attending the Hayling Island
Hayling Island
-Leisure activities:Although largely residential, Hayling is also a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, the site where windsurfing was invented....
Secondary School (now known as Hayling College) on Church Road, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and the Highbury Technical College (now known as Highbury College) on Dovercourt Road in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. He went on to study at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
where he was awarded a diploma in industrial relations in 1977. He worked initially as a laboratory technician at the Department of Geology at Portsmouth Polytechnic
University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide...
from 1967 and from 1977 an official of the MSF
Manufacturing, Science and Finance
Manufacturing, Science and Finance was a trade union in Britain...
trade union.
Parliamentary career
Andrew Miller was first elected to the House of CommonsBritish House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the 1992 general election when he won Ellesmere Port and Neston for Labour from the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. The sitting MP, Mike Woodcock
Mike Woodcock
Michael Woodcock was a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Ellesmere Port and Neston. He was first elected at the 1983 general election, and was re-elected at the 1987 general election. He stood down at the 1992 general election, when his seat was won by Labour's Andrew Miller.-...
retiring that year. In Parliament, Miller has served on numerous select committees and served for four years from 2001 to the ministers
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
at the Department of Trade and Industry.
In 2010 Andrew Miller was confirmed as the first Chair of the House of Commons Science & technology Select Committee to be elected by all members of the House.
In 2005 he was confirmed as chairman of the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee.
In 1997 he championed the case of Louise Woodward
Louise Woodward
The Louise Woodward case concerned a young English au pair convicted, at age 19, of the 1997 involuntary manslaughter of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen while he was in her care in his home in Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
, a nanny convicted of manslaughter in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
.
In December 2007, Andrew Miller introduced a Private Member's Bill
Private Member's Bill
A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...
, based on the Agency Workers Directive
Agency Workers Directive
The EU Temporary and Agency Workers Directive is an EU Directive agreed in November 2008 which seeks to guarantee those working through employment agencies equal pay and conditions with employees in the same business who do the same work...
and known officially as the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill 2008 to give temporary and agency workers the same rights as direct workers.http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/temporaryandagencyworkersequaltreatment.html
Personal life
His wife is referred to as Fran on his official website, they have two sons and a daughter together.External links
- Andrew Miller MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Andrew Miller MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Andrew Miller MP
- BBC Politics page