Peter Milczyn

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Peter Milczyn (born 1965) is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards, Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Born in Etobicoke, he attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto where he got a degree in architecture.

He set up his own design firm, but his interest in urban planning issues propelled him into politics. Milczyn first ran for a seat on the Etobicoke city council in 1991, but lost. He ran again in 1994 and emerged victorious from a crowded field.

Active in the Liberal Party, he became president of Etobicoke—Lakeshore riding association. He quit this position, however, when then Liberal Party leader Jean Chrétien appointed Jean Augustine to run as the party's candidate in the riding in the 1993 Canadian federal election, despite Milczyn's objections.

With the merger of Etobicoke and other municipalities to form the new City of Toronto, he ran, but failed to win a seat on Toronto city council in 1997. In the 2000 municipal election he ran again and was victorious, ousting Blake Kinahan in a close race. He is considered one of the right wing members of city council and backed John Tory for Mayor of Toronto in the 2003 municipal election.