Saul Alecs Miller was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
17 Facts About Saul Miller
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Saul Miller was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and held a number of high-profile cabinet portfolios in the government of Edward Schreyer.
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Saul Miller was educated at the Peretz School, St John's High School and the University of Manitoba.
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Saul Miller spent time in the armed services and worked for some years at a collection agency in eastern Canada.
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Saul Miller returned to Winnipeg in the 1940s, and worked at The People's Bookstore, the North End bookstore owned by his family.
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Saul Miller was involved in B'nai Brith and the Royal Canadian Legion.
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Saul Miller served as a trustee on the Seven Oaks School Board from 1953 to 1958, as an alderman on the West Kildonan city council from 1959 to 1964, and as Mayor of West Kildonan from 1964 to 1966.
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Saul Miller was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1966 election, winning an easy victory in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Seven Oaks.
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Saul Miller was easily re-elected in the provincial election of 1969, in which Schreyer became Premier of Manitoba and the NDP formed government for the first time.
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Saul Miller later acquiesced to the plan and assisted Cherniack in public consultations on the subject throughout 1970.
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Saul Miller was re-elected in the 1973 provincial election, although by a narrower margin than previously; local opposition to amalgamation was undoubtedly a factor.
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Saul Miller served as Minister of Health and Social Development from January 28 to December 23,1974, but subsequently returned to Urban Affairs.
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Saul Miller served as Minister responsible for the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation from January 28,1974 to September 22,1976.
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The NDP lost government in the provincial election of 1977, and Saul Miller was personally re-elected over Progressive Conservative candidate Carl Zawatsky by only 820 votes.
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Saul Miller did not play a major role in the legislature after this time, and did not seek re-election in 1981.
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Saul Miller died of cancer at Winnipeg on 1 September 1993.
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Saul Miller is commemorated by Saul Miller Drive in Winnipeg.