Political career
Kamloops City Council
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. [2] 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.
He served on 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. [3] Following that,Milobar was then elected chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District [4] from 2012 to 2017.
Kamloops Mayor
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, [5] 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. [6] [7]
During the 2008 financial crisis,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,making him the 39th mayor of Kamloops. [8] He was mayor for 3 terms from 2008 to 2017,making him Kamloops' longest-serving mayor. [9] [3]
BC Liberal/United
Milobar was elected in the 2017 provincial election [10] as a member of the BC Liberal caucus,representing the electoral district of the Kamloops-North Thompson. During his time he served as the official opposition critic for Finance,for Environment and Climate Change,for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and was previously the opposition House Leader. [11] He was re-elected in 2020,winning by less than 200 votes. [12]
Conservative Party of BC
On September 3,2024,Peter Milobar was announced as the Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate for Kamloops Centre. [13] Despite difference on social policies,such as SOGI123,he said he will find agreement with party leader John Rustad. [14] Experts consider him a centrist voice and he signalled similar positions in an interview with his local news station when asked whether he considers himself a Conservative. [15]
He went on to win his seat again,defeating NDP candidate Kamal Grewal by about 2,000 votes. He celebrated with his friends and family at Match Eatery at Cascades Casino that night. [16] Milobar currently serves as the official opposition's critic for Finance. [1]
In February 2025,as a response to what he regards as residential school denialism emerging from his own party caucus,after Dallas Brodie tweeted controversial statements,he delivered some deeply personal comments in the legislature. [17] He emphasized his background and the fact that his wife and his kids are all Indigenous son-in-law is a Tk’emlúps band member. He also reaffirmed his commitment to pushing back against denialism recognizing that he would do this knowing that his comments would not be welcome in all spaces including his own party. [17] He did concede that it was difficult for the Conservative caucus to navigate this divisive topic,but when confronted with it in his own party he pushed back and did not remain silent. [17]
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