Neil Ellis (politician)

Neil R. Ellis (born 1962) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as the mayor of Belleville, Ontario.

During the 2003 municipal elections in Ontario Ellis ran against Belleville's incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Sills, losing by only 202 votes.

[6] As mayor, Ellis guided city council through the Build Belleville initiative, which involved pursuing twenty-two infrastructure projects worth $91 million.

In 2015, Ellis became the Liberal nominee in the newly created Bay of Quinte riding, and won the subsequent election.

From 2015 to 2019, Ellis served as the chairman of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, until being appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in December 2019.