Peter Milliken
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The Honourable Peter Milliken PC OC FRSC |
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| 34th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office January 29, 2001 – June 2, 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Prime Minister |
Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Parent |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kingston and the Islands |
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In office November 21, 1988 – March 26, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Flora MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Ted Hsu |
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Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken November 12, 1946 Kingston, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | John Matheson (Cousin) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Profession | Solicitor and barrister, lawyer, politician |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken PC OC FRSC (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons 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. 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. His successor as presiding officer of the House of Commons, Andrew Scheer, was elected on June 2, 2011.
Milliken is the cousin of John Matheson, a former Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) best known for his prominent role in adopting the red maple leaf as the Flag of Canada.
Milliken was born in Kingston, Ontario, the eldest of seven children to a physician father, and is a descendant of United Empire Loyalists who left the new United States of America after the American Revolution. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Queen's University (1968), a Bachelor of Arts (1970) and Master of Arts (1978) in Jurisprudence from Oxford University, (Wadham College), in England, and a Bachelor of Laws (1971) degree from Dalhousie University. He was active in student politics, and served a year as speaker of the student government's assembly at Queen's. In 1967-68, he worked as a special assistant to federal cabinet minister George J. McIlraith.
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