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John Ellis (Fianna Fáil politician)

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John Ellis
Senator
In office
13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
In office
23 February 1983 – 17 February 1987
In office
27 October 1977 – 11 June 1981
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987 – May 2007
In office
June 1981 – November 1982
ConstituencySligo–Leitrim
Personal details
Born (1952-05-02) 2 May 1952 (age 72)
Fenagh, County Leitrim, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpousePatricia Donnelly
Children3

John Ellis (born 2 May 1952) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician, who was a Teachta Dála (TD) and Senator between 1977 and 2011.[1]

Born in Fenagh, County Leitrim, Ellis was a farmer and businessman before entering politics. He is married with three children.

He was elected as a member of Leitrim County Council in 1974, and served as the council chairman from 1986 to 1987 and from 1992 to 1993.

He first entered the Oireachtas in 1977, when he was elected to the 14th Seanad by the Agricultural Panel. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency, and held the seat at the February 1982 general election. In a most unusual occurrence, Ellis lost his seat at the November 1982 general election despite topping the poll on the first count.[1]

In 1983 he was elected to the 17th Seanad, again by the Agricultural Panel. He stood again in Sligo–Leitrim at the 1987 general election, and was returned to the 25th Dáil. He was re-elected at the 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2002 general elections. Boundary changes then placed him in the newly created Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency; he stood for election there at the 2007 general election, but failed to win a seat.[2] He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, to the Seanad on 3 August 2007. He retired from politics in 2011.

Ellis was involved in a controversy owing to the Stanlow Trading scandal of the late 1980s, where 80 families were left unpaid by the company, set up by him and his two brothers, Caillian and Richard.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Ellis". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  2. ^ "John Ellis". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Chequing out Ellis". The Sunday Business Post. 27 January 2002. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2009.