(1946-11-12) November 12, 1946 (age 77) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Relations
John Matheson (Cousin)
Alma mater
Queen's University (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (BA, MA) Dalhousie University (LLB)
Profession
Solicitor and barrister, lawyer, politician
Peter Andrew Stewart MillikenPC OC FRSC UE (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party. On October 12, 2009, he became the longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons in Canadian history.[1] His Speakership was notable for the number of tie-breaking votes he was required to make as well as for making several historic rulings. Milliken also has the unique distinction of being the first Speaker to preside over four Parliaments. His legacy includes his landmark rulings on Parliament's right to information, which are key elements of parliamentary precedent both in Canada and throughout the Commonwealth.
Milliken chose to stand down from Parliament at the 2011 federal election.[2] His successor as Speaker, Andrew Scheer, was elected on June 2, 2011.[3]
^"3,178 days and counting - Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca". Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
^"Commons Speaker Milliken won't run again". CBC News. June 25, 2010.
^"Parliament of Canada Act (R.S., 1985, c. P-1), s. 53". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken PC OC FRSC UE (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada...
of Commons of Canada in the 39th Canadian Parliament. Fellow Liberal PeterMilliken won on the first ballot. Marcel Proulx was a supporter of Michael Ignatieff...
not heard by Speaker of the House PeterMilliken and it was not recorded in the official Hansard. Afterwards, Milliken and his staff said that they could...
William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan. A member...
Joyal joined the committee on behalf of the Senate. Commons' speaker PeterMilliken then asked the governor general to authorize such a symbol. In the United...
received 237 votes (0.44%), finishing sixth against Liberal incumbent PeterMilliken. Elston should not be confused with Vicki Gabereau, who campaigned for...
immigration policy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 28, 2017. Zimonjic, Peter (December 4, 2018). "Ex-Harper immigration minister calls out Scheer over...
was the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper. The Speaker was PeterMilliken. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts for a list of...
committee ex-officio, on behalf of the Senate. The Commons' Speaker, PeterMilliken, then asked the Canadian Heraldic Authority to design such a symbol...
campaigns for John Gerretsen and PeterMilliken, the longest-serving Speaker in the House of Commons. Following Milliken's announcement in summer 2010 that...
professor George Clark,[7] and finished fourth against Liberal incumbent PeterMilliken with 3,339 votes (6.13%), one of the strongest showings for the Green...
party, the Conservative Party, also led by Harper. The Speaker was PeterMilliken. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list...
However, the vote resulted in a 152–152 tie. It then fell to the Speaker, PeterMilliken, to cast the deciding vote, which he cast in favour of continuing debate...
27% Tim Bloedow (CHP) 464 0.93% Don Boudria Kingston and the Islands PeterMilliken 28,544 52.45% Blair MacLean 12,582 23.12% Rob Hutchison 8,964 16.47%...
demands as "blackmail". On March 9, 2011, Speaker of the House of Commons PeterMilliken ruled that Bev Oda, a minister of the Crown, and, separately, the Cabinet...
Cadman, caused a tie during a May 2005 confidence vote, meaning that PeterMilliken, Speaker of the House needed to cast the deciding vote. He voted with...
assistance (KWS, 13 January 2006). He also criticized incumbent Liberal MP PeterMilliken, arguing that he was a good Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada...
in 1993 and 1997, and in Elgin-Middlesex-London in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Peter J. Ellis was born in England in 1939, and raised in Australia. He came to...
1996, Canadian politicians PeterMilliken (a descendant of American Loyalists) and John Godfrey sponsored the Godfrey–Milliken Bill, which would have entitled...
summoned from jail by a Speaker's Warrant issued by Commons Speaker PeterMilliken, and was transported from Toronto to Ottawa on November 28, 2007. He...
Specifically, they called on the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, PeterMilliken to rule that the government violated collective parliamentary privilege...
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