Michael Miltenberger

J. Michael Miltenberger (born March 17, 1951, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a former carpenter and a former territorial level politician from northern Canada.

Early life J. Michael Miltenberger was born in Ottawa. His family moved to Northern Canada in 1962. He attended post secondary education at the University of Lethbridge and Arctic College.

Political career Miltenberger began his political career on the municipal level. He served on the town council including two years as mayor for the town of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories from 1983 to 1989.

After serving as finance minister and environment minister, Miltenberger sought a record sixth term in the 2015 general election, but was defeated.

Human rights complaint

A human rights complaint was filed against Miltenberger in connection with a December 9, 2011, incident in which a trans woman alleged that the Government of the Northwest Territories and Miltenberger denied her access to facilities customarily available to the public – Aurora College - because she is transgender. In 2013, the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission found that gender-identity was not a factor in the matter, that there was no connection between Miltenberger's words or actions and the complainant's transness, and that while the complainant was denied access to school facilities, the denial was not related to her gender identity. Her complaint was dismissed.