Peter Milliken to become Canada’s longest-serving Speaker

Next Monday, Peter Milliken, first elected as the Speaker for the House of Commons in 2001, will become Canada’s longest serving Speaker. Milliken is the Liberal MP for Kingston and the Islands, and has managed to keep his position as Speaker throughout four parliaments. His most recent election as Speaker was on November 18, 2008 in which the MPs went through five rounds of voting. Milliken has often been praised for being fair and decent as a Speaker, and is generally considered someone who is liked and respected. The second longest serving Speaker is Lucien Lamoureux, who like Milliken, was Speaker during a time of a minority government.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/politicalbytes/2009/10/the-poor-little-guy-in-the-middle.html