Susan Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
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Susan Elizabeth Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (born 1 January 1954) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords
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She married firstly John Miller and secondly Humphrey Temperley, both of whom were active in political life as Liberal Democrats. By her first marriage she had two daughters, but one is deceased, and also has three stepchildren by her second marriage.
Miller worked in book publishing. She served as a councillor at parish, district and county levels from 1987-2005, leading South Somerset
District Council and as a member of Somerset County Council
. She was made a Life Peer
as Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, of Chilthorne Domer
in the County of Somerset
in 1998. She is Liberal Democrat chief spokesman in the Lords on Home Affairs. She campaigns on human rights, the environment and for a nuclear convention. She has parliamentary links with Central and South American countries. Her interests are sailing, gardening and travel and, of course, reading.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
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She married firstly John Miller and secondly Humphrey Temperley, both of whom were active in political life as Liberal Democrats. By her first marriage she had two daughters, but one is deceased, and also has three stepchildren by her second marriage.
Miller worked in book publishing. She served as a councillor at parish, district and county levels from 1987-2005, leading South Somerset
South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.The South Somerset district covers and area of ranging from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000...
District Council and as a member of Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council is the county council of Somerset in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the most significant local government services in most of the county.-Area covered:...
. She was made a Life Peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, of Chilthorne Domer
Chilthorne Domer
Chilthorne Domer is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 569. It is situated on the old coach road from Ilchester to Yeovil.-History:...
in the County of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
in 1998. She is Liberal Democrat chief spokesman in the Lords on Home Affairs. She campaigns on human rights, the environment and for a nuclear convention. She has parliamentary links with Central and South American countries. Her interests are sailing, gardening and travel and, of course, reading.
External links
- Sue Miller official site
- Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer profile at the Liberal Democrats site
- Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords, 6 October 1998