Personal information | |
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Nationality | Bahamian |
Born | Nassau, Bahamas | 24 March 1948
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 400 metres |
Leslie O. Miller (born 24 March 1948) is a Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician.
Miller was born in Nassau, the third son of contractor Leroy Miller and his wife Sybil (née Lockhart).[1]
Miller left Nassau for Miami in 1965 to attend first Attucks High School and then Palmetto Senior High School, where he starred in track and field.[1]
He won gold at the 1966 Empire Games in the 440 yard dash, aged 18.[1][2] In 1967, he represented his country at the Pan American Games in Canada.[2] At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he competed in the men's 400 metres.[3][2]
Miller studied marketing at the University of Texas at El Paso.[2]
A successful businessman, he served as chairman of New Providence Port Authority, chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation,[4] chairman of Town Planning, and chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
He won a seat as Member of Parliament for the Blue Hills constituency and served variously as Minister of Trade and Industry[5] and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources.