{{Short description|Canadian politician (1944–2021)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Bob Kilger | honorific_suffix = PC | birth_name = Robert Peter Paul Kilger | image = | image_size = | office = Mayor of Cornwall | predecessor = Phil Poirier | successor = Leslie O'Shaughnessy | term_start = November 13, 2006 | term_end = October 27, 2014 | office1 = Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada<br />Chair of Committees of the Whole | 1blankname1 = Speaker | 1namedata1 = Peter Milliken | term_start1 = January 30, 2001 | term_end1 = May 23, 2004 | predecessor1 = Peter Milliken (2000) | successor1 = Chuck Strahl | office2 = Chief Government Whip | prime_minister2 = Jean Chrétien | term_start2 = October 23, 1996 | term_end2 = January 14, 2001 | predecessor2 = Don Boudria | successor2 = Marlene Catterall | parliament3 = Canadian | riding3 = Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh<br />{{small|(Stormont—Dundas; 1988–2000)}} | term_start3 = November 21, 1988 | term_end3 = June 28, 2004 | predecessor3 = Norman Warner | successor3 = Guy Lauzon {{small|(Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|06|29}} | birth_place = Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|29|1944|06|29}} | death_place = | spouse = | party = Liberal | portfolio = Chief Government Whip (1996–2001)<br />Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (2001–2004) }}
'''Robert Peter Paul Kilger''' PC (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.teamcornwall.com/profile/26.Bob.Kilger.aspx|title=Bob Kilger profile|publisher=Team Cornwall|accessdate=July 12, 2017|archive-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502002248/http://members.teamcornwall.com/profile/26.Bob.Kilger.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He lost his seat in the 2004 election to Conservative candidate Guy Lauzon. Prior to his political life, he was a businessman and also had a varied hockey career. He played professionally in the minor leagues, became an NHL official, and later coached the Cornwall Royals to a Memorial Cup victory in 1981.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/kilger-s-father-loses-out-as-house-speaker-1.259053|title=Kilger's father loses out as House Speaker|publisher=CBC Sports|date=January 30, 2001|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Julie |title=Former MP, Cornwall mayor Bob Kilger passes away |url=https://www.standard-freeholder.com/news/local-news/former-mp-cornwall-mayor-bob-kilger-passes-away |work=Standard-Freeholder |date=2025-08-19 |access-date=2025-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Kilger |url=https://nhlofficials.com/nhl-officials/alumni/bob-kilger/ |website=NHLOA Alumni |access-date=2025-09-12}}</ref> His son was former National Hockey League forward Chad Kilger.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2009/07/09/10079386-sun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821203926/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2009/07/09/10079386-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2016|title=Ex-Leaf joins fire department|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=July 9, 2009|access-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2010/10/26/solid-victory-for-kilger|title=Solid victory for Kilger|work=Cornwall Standard-Freeholder|date=October 26, 2010|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On October 27, 2014, Kilger lost the 2014 mayoral race to Leslie O'Shaughnessy by nearly 1000 votes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hazelton|first1=Cheryl|title=Cornwall Chooses Change|url=http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2014/10/27/cornwall-chooses-change|accessdate=November 7, 2014|publisher=Standard Freeholder|date=October 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105031300/http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2014/10/27/cornwall-chooses-change|archive-date=2014-11-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> He died on November 29, 2021, at the age of 77, from cancer, which he was first diagnosed with 11 years prior.<ref>[https://www.cornwallnewswatch.com/2021/11/30/former-cornwall-mayor-bob-kilger-dies/ Former Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger dies]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hpmcgarry.ca/memorials/robert--bob--kilger/3842166/index.php | title=Robert (Bob) Kilger Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information }}</ref><ref>[https://www.standard-freeholder.com/news/local-news/former-mp-cornwall-mayor-bob-kilger-passes-away Former MP, Cornwall mayor Bob Kilger passes away]</ref>
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==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=3024}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061105164657/http://www.bobkilger.ca/ Bob Kilger Official Website]
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