Peter Milobar

Peter Milobar
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kamloops-North Thompson
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byTerry Lake
Mayor of Kamloops
In office
December 1, 2008 – July 1, 2017
Preceded byTerry Lake
Succeeded byKen Christian
Personal details
Born (1970-02-13) February 13, 1970 (age 54)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyBC Conservative
Other political
affiliations		BC United
SpouseLianne Milobar
Children3
Residence(s)Kamloops, British Columbia
ProfessionBusinessman

Peter Gordon Milobar (born February 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician serving as an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) from Kamloops. Milobar was elected in the 2017 provincial election[1] as a member of the BC Liberal caucus, representing the electoral district of the Kamloops-North Thompson. He is the Official Opposition Critic for Finance.[2] He previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for Environment and Climate Change and also for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

He was previously the 39th mayor of Kamloops [3] for 3 terms from 2008 to 2017, making him Kamloops' longest-serving mayor. Before that, Milobar served on Kamloops City Council for two terms from 2002 to 2008 and chaired the Thompson-Nicola Regional District from 2006 to 2011, making him the first Kamloops mayor elected to chair the Thompson Nicola Regional District.[4] Following that, Milobar was then elected chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District [5] from 2012 to 2017.

Milobar was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. While managing his family's Days Inn Hotel, Milobar made his first run for Kamloops City Council at the age of 32, winning his seat with 7,130 votes.[6] Milobar ran on a platform of working to ensure Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) retain its status as a referral centre with further expansion/equipment to retain and attract new doctors and nurses, and the expansion of the local tax base by encouraging further development in Kamloops. At the age of 35 he was re-elected as a city councillor in the 2005 municipal election. On July 30, 2008, Milobar announced his plans to run for Mayor in the 2008 fall election with a platform of "A Balanced Approach" to decision making, and his goals of fulfilling tournament capital commitments, upgrading the sewage treatment plant, completing the Kamloops Sustainability Plan,[7] working with agricultural groups on a new expo space, work on affordable housing options, safety initiatives between Royal Canadian Mounted Police and By-Law staff, and to work with BC Transit for continued sustainable transit expansion.[8][9] Amid the Economic crisis of 2008, Kamloops elected the 38 year old Milobar as Mayor of Kamloops on November 15, 2008. 13,147 ballots cast in his favour, gave him 74.13% of the overall vote.[10] On September 3, 2024, Peter Milobar was announced as the Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate for Kamloops Centre.[11]

  1. ^ "BC Liberal Peter Milobar declared elected in Kamloops-North Thompson". CFJC Today, May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Yuzda, Liza and Denise Wong (7 February 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ "List of Mayors for City of Kamloops from Incorporation to Present" (PDF).
  4. ^ "It's now chairman Milobar at TNRD".
  5. ^ "TNRD elects chair".
  6. ^ "Kamloops Daily News Monday, November 18, 2002 Section A9". News Hound. November 18, 2002.
  7. ^ "Sustainable Kamloops Plan" (PDF). City of Kamloops. 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kamloops This Week July 30, 2008 Section: A06". News Hound.
  9. ^ "Staying the Course". Kamloops This Week. October 26, 2008.
  10. ^ "Kamloops Daily News Clean Sweep Section: A01 & A02". News Hound. November 17, 2008.
  11. ^ John Rustad (September 3, 2024). "Uniting for a Stronger Future: John Rustad Welcomes Ian Paton, Peter Milobar, and Trevor Halford to the Conservative Party of British Columbia". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved 2024-09-04.