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Zell Bryan Miller (born February 24, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005. Miller is a conservative Democrat. He crossed the party line and backed Republican President George W. Bush over Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. Miller did not seek re-election in 2004. After leaving the Senate, he joined the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge as a non-lawyer professional in the firm's national government affairs practice. Miller was also a Fox News Channel contributor. ==Early life and military career== Miller was born in the small mountain town of Young Harris, Georgia. His father, Stephen Grady Miller, died when Miller was an infant, and the future politician was raised by his widowed mother, Birdie Bryan.〔Blackwood, Harris: ("Zell pens history of Young Harris, signs copies of new book today" ) Gainesville Times, December 11, 2007〕 As a child, Miller lived both in Young Harris and Atlanta. Today, Miller lives in the old Young Harris home. Miller spent his first two years of college at Young Harris College in his home town. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the University of Georgia. Less than a month after the Korean War armistice (a cessation of hostilities), Miller wound up in a drunk tank in North Georgia Mountains. Miller claimed later that this incident was the lowest point of his life. Upon his release, Miller enlisted in the Marines. During his three years in the United States Marine Corps, Miller attained the rank of sergeant. He often refers to the value of his experience in the Marine Corps in his writing and stump speeches; in his book on the subject, entitled ''Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned in the Marines'', he wrote: In the twelve weeks of hell and transformation that were Marine Corps boot camp, I learned the values of achieving a successful life that have guided and sustained me on the course which, although sometimes checkered and detoured, I have followed ever since. In addition to serving as an elected official, Miller taught at Young Harris College, University of Georgia, and Emory University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zell Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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