Bob Kilger

Bob Kilger
Mayor of Cornwall
In office
November 13, 2006 – October 27, 2014
Preceded byPhil Poirier
Succeeded byLeslie O'Shaughnessy
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
Chair of Committees of the Whole
In office
January 30, 2001 – May 23, 2004
SpeakerPeter Milliken
Preceded byPeter Milliken (2000)
Succeeded byChuck Strahl
Chief Government Whip
In office
October 23, 1996 – January 14, 2001
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byDon Boudria
Succeeded byMarlene Catterall
Member of Parliament
for Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
(Stormont—Dundas; 1988–2000)
In office
November 21, 1988 – June 28, 2004
Preceded byNorman Warner
Succeeded byGuy Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Personal details
Born
Robert Peter Paul Kilger

(1944-06-29)June 29, 1944
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 29, 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 77)
Political partyLiberal
PortfolioChief Government Whip (1996–2001)
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (2001–2004)

Robert Peter Paul Kilger (June 29, 1944 – November 29, 2021) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Kilger was the former Liberal member of Parliament for the Cornwall region, representing the riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2000 to 2004, and Stormont—Dundas from 1988 to 2000. He was Chief Government Whip, and Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.[1]

He lost his seat in the 2004 election to Conservative candidate Guy Lauzon. Prior to his political life, he was a businessman and coached the Cornwall Royals to a Memorial Cup victory in 1981. He also was a referee in the NHL.[2] His son was former National Hockey League forward Chad Kilger.[3]

Kilger was elected Mayor of the City of Cornwall on November 13, 2006, with 49.4 per cent of the popular vote. He was re-elected on October 25, 2010.[4] On October 27, 2014, Kilger lost the 2014 mayoral race to Leslie O'Shaughnessy by nearly 1000 votes.[5] He died on November 29, 2021, at the age of 77, from cancer, which he was first diagnosed with 11 years prior.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Bob Kilger profile". Team Cornwall. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kilger's father loses out as House Speaker". CBC Sports. January 30, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ex-Leaf joins fire department". Canoe.ca. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Solid victory for Kilger". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. October 26, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Hazelton, Cheryl (October 27, 2014). "Cornwall Chooses Change". Standard Freeholder. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Former Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger dies
  7. ^ "Robert (Bob) Kilger Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information".
  8. ^ Former MP, Cornwall mayor Bob Kilger passes away