Preceded by Lou Rinaldi Name Rob Milligan Spouse(s) Rebecca Role Politician | Children 2 Succeeded by Lou Rinaldi Occupation Teacher | |
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Constituency Northumberland—Quinte West Born February 6, 1971 (age 53)
Toronto, Ontario ( 1971-02-06 ) Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | ||
Rob Milligan (born February 6, 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West.
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Background
Milligan grew up in Warkworth, Ontario in the municipality of Trent Hills. He taught History and English at Campbellford District High School from 1998 until his election to the legislature. He is married with two young daughters and operates a small beef farm.
Politics
In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West. He defeated Liberal incumbent Lou Rinaldi by 707 votes. In the 2014 election he was in rematch with Rinaldi but this time lost to him by 3,887 votes.
During his tenure in parliament, he served as critic for interprovincial trade and education issues.