monarch birth_date term_end alma_mater governor_general profession term_start order image relations predecessor parliament birth_place party office riding successor religion primeminister article_title birth_name
elizabeth ii 12 november 1946 june 2 , 2011 march 26 , 2011 queen 's university adrienne clarkson michaëlle jean david johnston solicitor and barrister , lawyer , politician january 29 , 2001 november 21 , 1988 34th chopin cropped.jpg at the embassy of poland -lrb- 05 -rrb- john matheson -lrb- cousin -rrb- gilbert parent flora macdonald canadian kingston , ontario liberal speaker of the canadian house of commons kingston and the islands andrew scheer ted hsu united church of canada jean chrétien paul martin stephen harper peter milliken
 peter andrew stewart milliken
peter milliken

peter andrew stewart milliken -lrb- born november 12 , 1946 -rrb- 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 -lrb- mp -rrb- best known for his prominent role in adopting the red maple leaf as the flag of canada .
