Darren Millar


Darren David Millar is a Welsh politician. He is a Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd for Clwyd West.

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.
In the 2007 election, Millar was elected to the Clwyd West seat, defeating the incumbent Labour MS, Alun Pugh. He was re-elected in the 2011 and 2016 elections.
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 three Conservative MSs to vote for Brexit in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Personal life

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