John Christopher Milloy (born June 29, 1965) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2014 who represented the riding of the Kitchener Centre. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
John Milloy | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre | |
| In office October 2, 2003 – June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Wettlaufer |
| Succeeded by | Daiene Vernile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1965 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Sara Pendergast |
| Residence(s) | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Background
editMilloy obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University, a Master of Arts degree in International History from the London School of Economics, and a Doctorate in Modern History from Oxford University.[1] He worked at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario. He was a legislative assistant to Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien from 1997 to 2002, and also worked as an assistant to Stéphane Dion, John Manley and Yvonne O'Neill. He is married to Sara Pendergast, an emergency room physician.[2]
Milloy has written a book titled The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-1957: Community or Alliance? published by McGill-Queen's University Press on June 1, 2006.[3]
Politics
editIn the 2003 provincial election he ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Kitchener Centre. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Wayne Wettlaufer by 2,160 votes.[4] On October 23, 2003, Milloy was named parliamentary assistant to Premier Dalton McGuinty in the latter's secondary capacity as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and continued under new minister Marie Bountrogianni. He served in this position until November 2006, when he was appointed parliamentary assistant to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Chris Bentley.[5]
He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election and he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.[6][7] In a cabinet shuffle on June 24, 2009, he was given additional responsibilities as Minister of Research and Innovation.[8] After the 2011 election, he was moved to the position of Minister of Community and Social Services and named Government House Leader.[9][10]
In Kathleen Wynne's government, Milloy served as Government House Leader and was appointed the Minister of Government Services in February 2013.[11]
In early 2014, Milloy announced that he would retire from politics. He did not run in the 2014 provincial election.[12]
Cabinet posts
editAfter politics
editIn March 2015, Milloy joined Wilfrid Laurier University as an assistant professor to teach politics and public ethics.[13]
Electoral record
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Milloy | 18,280 | 42.60 | +2.68 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 16,120 | 37.57 | -12.58 | |
| New Democratic | Ted Martin | 6,781 | 15.80 | +8.04 | |
| Green | Luigi D'agnillo | 1,728 | 4.03 | +2.78 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Milloy | 17,458 | 45.9 | +3.3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Stanson | 9,713 | 25.5 | -12.07 | |
| New Democratic | Rich Moffit | 6,694 | 17.6 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Daniel Logan | 3,160 | 8.3 | +4.72 | |
| Family Coalition | William J. Berhardt | 600 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | John D. McGuire | 425 | 1.1 | ||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Milloy | 15,392 | 39.23 | -6.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Macdonald | 15,069 | 38.40 | +12.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cameron Dearlove | 7,385 | 18.82 | +1.23 | ||||
| Green | Mark Vercouteren | 938 | 2.39 | -5.91 | ||||
| Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 240 | 0.61 | |||||
| Independent | Mark Corbiere | 137 | 0.35 | |||||
| Freedom | Bugra Atsiz | 77 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,238 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 172 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 39,410 | 49.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,170 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.76 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[14] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ D'Amato, Luisa (9 April 2015). "John Milloy's departure from the 'pressure cooker' will be our gain". Waterloo Region Record. p. B1.
- ^ Kelly, Anne (14 June 2005). "Speed up licensing, immigrant MDs urge". The Kitchener Record. p. A4.
- ^ John Milloy (1 June 2006). "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-1957: Community or Alliance?". McGill-Queen's University Press.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Premier McGuinty appoints new parliamentary assistants". Ottawa: Canada NewsWire. 6 March 2006. p. 1.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 10 October 2007. p. 7 (xvi). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009.
- ^ Ferguson, Rob; Benzie, Robert (31 October 2007). "Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area". Toronto Star. p. A13.
- ^ Greenberg, Lee (24 June 2009). "Health minister keeps job in McGuinty Cabinet shuffle". National Post. p. A6.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Ontario's new cabinet". Toronto Star. 21 October 2011. p. A18.
- ^ "Ontario's new cabinet". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ont. 12 February 2013. p. A3.
- ^ Benzie, Robert (1 March 2014). "Veteran Grit, Tory MPPs to depart". Toronto Star. p. A7.
- ^ Herhalt, Chris (26 March 2015). "Former MPP John Milloy joining Laurier". Waterloo Region Record. p. B1.
- ^ "Official return from the records - Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 18 November 2011.[permanent dead link]