David Miller (mayor of Toronto)
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David Miller launching "ICT Toronto" in 2006
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| 63rd Mayor of Toronto | |
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In office December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mel Lastman |
| Succeeded by | Rob Ford |
| President and CEO of WWF-Canada | |
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Assumed office September 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Butts |
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David Raymond Miller December 26, 1958 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality |
 Canada, United Kingdom, United States
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| Political party | Independent (2007 - present) |
| Other political affiliations |
New Democratic Party (until 2007). Note: Municipal politicians in Toronto are not officially affiliated with political parties |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Arthur |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
| Religion | Anglican |
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David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is the president and CEO of WWF-Canada, the Canadian division of the international World Wildlife Fund. A former politician, Miller was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010. He entered politics as a member of the New Democratic Party, although his mayoral campaign and terms in office were without any formal party affiliation. He did not renew his party membership in 2007. After declining poll numbers, Miller announced on September 25, 2009 that he would not seek a third term as mayor in the 2010 election, citing family reasons. He subsequently served as an advisor on urban issues at the World Bank from 2011 to 2013.
Miller was born in San Francisco, California. His American father, Joe Miller, died of cancer in 1960, and his English mother Joan returned with her son to Thriplow, south of Cambridge. Miller spent his earliest years in England before moving to Canada with his mother in 1967. He attended Lakefield College School on a scholarship at the time Prince Andrew was a student there.
Miller completed a four-year undergraduate degree at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in Economics in 1981. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1984 and became a partner at the prominent Toronto law firm of Aird & Berlis LLP, specializing in employment, immigration law and shareholder rights. He represented Toronto Islands residents in a 1985 arbitration case while an articling student, and later described this experience as his introduction to municipal politics. He married fellow lawyer Jill Arthur in 1994, and the pair have two children.
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