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Peter Milliken was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands and was re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2004.

He has held several positions in opposition, including Party Critic for Election Reform and Associate Critic for Seniors. When the Liberal formed the government in 1993, he was appointed Assistant Party House Leader (House Business) and Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.

Mr. Milliken has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and Co-Chair of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct. In 1997, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House. On January 29th, 2001, he was elected 34th Speaker of the House of Commons, and on October 4th, 2004 he was re-elected by acclamation. He is also the Chair of the Board of Internal Economy.

In 1997, Mr. Milliken was awarded the Padre Laverty Award from the Queen’s University Alumni Association in Kingston, where he resides. He was also awarded the Agnes Benidickson Award from the Ottawa Branch of the Queen’s University Alumni Association in 1999.

In 1991, Mr. Milliken received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the State University New York at Potsdam, and in 2003 was appointed Honorary President of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada – Hamilton Branch. On July 19, 2003, Mr. Milliken was named Honorary Commander of the Fort Henry Guard.

Peter Milliken was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University and Oxford University as well as a law degree from Dalhousie University. In 1973, he was called to the Ontario Bar and enrolled as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Mr. Milliken was a partner in a Kingston law firm from 1973 until his election to Parliament in 1988.

	Peter Milliken 16 Bath Road, Kingston Ontario K7L 1H4 613-549-2804    Riding President Bittu George Send an email

 

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