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ELGINBURG, Ont. (02/03/2021) - Peter Milliken was the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands from 1988 until 2011 when he retired. « I think it might be a record, » says Milliken. « Sir John A (McDonald) was a member of parliament longer but it wasn’t always in Kingston. He was defeated here one time and represented Victoria for four years. » For his last four terms, he also served as the Speaker of the House and in 2009, he became the longest serving Canadian House of Commons speaker in history. Although Milliken was a member of the Liberal party, his last two terms as the speaker were under minority Conservative governments. By the time he retired, Milliken had served more than 10 years as the speaker of the House. He was also known in the House of Commons for being fair and for his witty humour. Photo by Daniel Geleyn
