Mike Ellis (South African politician)
Michael James Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chief Whip of the Opposition | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Leader | Tony Leon and Helen Zille |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Kalyan |
| Member of Parliament for Indian Ocean South, KwaZulu-Natal | |
| In office 1987–2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pietermaritzburg |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Profession | Educator |
Michael James Ellis (born 29 September 1946) is a retired South African politician and educator, who served as Deputy Chief Whip of the opposition Democratic Alliance in 1999-2011, and as the party's provincial leader in KwaZulu-Natal between 2006 and 2009. Ellis is one of the party's longest serving Parliamentarians, having first entered parliament as a candidate of the pro-Democracy Progressive Federal Party in 1987. Prior to that he was President of the Natal Teachers' Society, and served as headmaster and deputy headmaster at several KwaZulu-Natal schools.