Calum Miller
{{Short description|British politician (elected 2024)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Councillor
| name = Calum Miller
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
| image = Official portrait of Calum Miller MP crop 2.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| parliament = United Kingdom
| constituency_MP = Bicester and Woodstock
| term_start = 4 July 2024
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| predecessor = Constituency established
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| majority = 4,958 (9.9%)
| office1 = Liberal Democrat portfolios
| suboffice1 = Foreign Affairs
| subterm1 = 2024–present
| office2 = Member of Oxfordshire County Council for Otmoor
| term_start2 = 10 May 2021
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| birth_name = Calum Alexander Miller
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| birth_place =
| party = Liberal Democrats
| alma_mater = University College, Oxford
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Calum Alexander Miller{{London Gazette |date=22 July 2024 |issue=64465 |page=14084}} is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bicester and Woodstock since 2024.
Formerly a public policy academic and a senior civil servant, he was the principal private secretary to Gus O'Donnell, then head of the Civil Service, and Nick Clegg, then leader of the Liberal Democrats.
In 2021, Miller became a councillor on Oxfordshire County Council and served as the council's cabinet member for finance.
Early life and education
Miller attended University College, Oxford, from 1996.{{Cite web |date=18 July 2024 |title=UK General Election 2024 |url=https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/news/uk-general-election-2024/ |publisher=University College Oxford |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}} He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in philosophy, politics and economics, followed by a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in international relations. From 2003 to 2005, he was a research associate of the Global Economic Governance Programme at Oxford.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/calum-miller |title=Calum Miller |publisher=Blavatnik School of Government |access-date=28 July 2024 |language=en}}
Career
Miller worked for 13 years in the Civil Service, serving as principal private secretary to Gus O'Donnell, the cabinet secretary, from 2009 to 2010; and to Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, from 2010 to 2012.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Beckie |date=5 July 2024 |title=Former civil servants join ranks of newly elected MPs |url=https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/former-civil-servants-elected-mps-general-election-2024 |work=Civil Service World |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=The British election is not close. But the race in Bicester is |url=https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/06/27/the-british-election-is-not-close-but-the-race-in-bicester-is |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=The Economist |date=27 June 2024 |url-access=limited}}
In 2012, Miller joined the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government, where he has served as its chief operating officer, co-director of Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), and senior fellow of practice in public management. He is a supernumerary fellow of University College, his alma mater.
Miller was elected to Oxfordshire County Council for the division of Otmoor in the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election results for Otmoor: OCC Elections 2021 – Thursday, 6 May 2021 |url=https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=247&RPID=124079264 |publisher=Oxfordshire County Council |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}} He was appointed the council's cabinet member for finance in the Oxfordshire Fair Deal Alliance, a coalition comprising the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the Labour Party.{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=David |date=18 May 2021 |title=New Lib Dem, Green and Labour leadership of Oxfordshire County Council confirmed |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19311207.new-lib-dem-green-labour-leadership-oxfordshire-county-council-confirmed/ |work=Oxford Mail |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}} He stepped down as a cabinet member in October 2023 after being selected as a Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2023 |title=New cabinet focuses on creating a greener, healthier and fairer Oxfordshire |url=https://news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/new-cabinet-focuses-on-creating-a-greener-healthier-and-fairer-oxfordshire/ |publisher=Oxfordshire County Council |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Tait |first=Albert |date=2 October 2023 |title=New cabinet roles announced at Oxfordshire County Council |url=https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/23827374.new-cabinet-roles-announced-oxfordshire-county-council/ |work=Witney Gazette |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en}}
In the 2024 general election, Miller was elected as MP for the new constituency of Bicester and Woodstock, gaining 38.7 per cent of the vote and a majority of 4,958 over the Conservative candidate.{{Cite web |title=Bicester & Woodstock {{!}} General Election 2024 |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/bicester-and-woodstock-55 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=Sky News |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Briant |first1=Nathan |last2=Gilyeat |first2=Dave |date=5 July 2024 |title=Conservative seats wiped out in Oxfordshire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c03lzdxx0gpo |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en}}
On 24 July 2024 he asked new Prime Minister Keir Starmer his first question at Prime Minister's Questions on the subject of pollution and sewage in the River Evenlode which is in his constituency.{{cite web |title=Engagements, Volume 752: debated on Wednesday 24 July 2024 |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-07-24/debates/0A00C941-B2FA-4CD0-837B-9E8A928FA8DB/Engagements |website=UK Parliament |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=30 August 2024}}
Personal life
Miller is a member of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. His father was the general secretary of the Scottish Liberal Democrats before becoming a Church of Scotland minister.{{cite web|accessdate=31 August 2024|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/interview-new-lib-dem-mp-calum-miller|website=Politics Home|last=Fraser|title=The New Lib Dem MP Who Got A "Well Done" Text From Sue Gray|date=31 August 2024|first=Tali}}
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