John Milloy

John Milloy
Ontario MPP
In office 2003–2014
Preceded by	Wayne Wettlaufer
Succeeded by	Daiene Vernile
Constituency	Kitchener Centre
Personal details
Born	29 June 1965 Kitchener, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Sara Pendergast
Residence	Kitchener, Ontario
Occupation	Civil servant

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.

Background

Milloy 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

In 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 Christopher 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

After politics

In March 2015, Milloy joined Wilfrid Laurier University as an assistant professor to teach politics and public ethics.^[13]

Electoral record

Ontario general election, 2003

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

Ontario general election, 2007

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

Ontario general election, 2011
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

1. D'Amato, Luisa (April 9, 2015). "John Milloy's departure from the 'pressure cooker' will be our gain". Waterloo Region Record. p. B1.
2. Kelly, Anne (June 14, 2005). "Speed up licensing, immigrant MDs urge". The Kitchener Record. p. A4.
3. John Milloy (June 1, 2006). "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-1957: Community or Alliance?". McGill-Queen's University Press.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003.
5. "Premier McGuinty appoints new parliamentary assistants". Ottawa: Canada NewsWire. March 6, 2006. p. 1.
6. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 7 (xvi).
7. Ferguson, Rob; Benzie, Robert (October 31, 2007). "Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area". Toronto Star. p. A13.
8. Greenberg, Lee (June 24, 2009). "Health minister keeps job in McGuinty Cabinet shuffle". National Post. p. A6.
9. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 8.
10. "Ontario's new cabinet". Toronto Star. October 21, 2011. p. A18.
11. "Ontario's new cabinet". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ont. February 12, 2013. p. A3.
12. Benzie, Robert (March 1, 2014). "Veteran Grit, Tory MPPs to depart". Toronto Star. p. A7.
13. Herhalt, Chris (March 26, 2015). "Former MPP John Milloy joining Laurier". Waterloo Region Record. p. B1.
14. "Official return from the records - Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Elections Ontario. November 18, 2011.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History