Career
He enjoys reading and history, and attends North Coast Church. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Millar was a manager for an international charity. He has also been an accountant working in the construction, care home and telecommunications industries.
Millar is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (Republic of South Africa ), and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM).
In 2000/2001, Millar became the youngest serving Mayor in Wales, a record which he understands is as yet unbroken, when he served the township of Towyn and Kinmel Bay. Millar 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.
In November 2010 he was elected as Chair of the Assembly"s Public Accounts Committee. In the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election, he stood as a candidate for the Vale of Clwyd where he increased the Conservatives" vote share by 8.4%.
In the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election, he was elected to the Clwyd West seat, defeating the incumbent Labour Department of Administration and Management, Alun Pugh, by 6.1%.
In the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, he was re-elected to the Clwyd West seat with an increased majority of 16.9%.