Peter Milliken

The Honourable Peter Milliken PC OC FRSC UE
34th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office January 29, 2001 – June 2, 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors 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 Parliament for Kingston and the Islands
In office November 21, 1988 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Flora MacDonald
Succeeded by	Ted Hsu
Personal details
Born	Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken (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 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 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]