John Norman Ellis OBE (22 February 1939 – 28 February 2011) was a

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leader. Born in the

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area of

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, Ellis attended the Leeds College of Commerce before finding work delivering mail for the

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. In 1958, he moved to the

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, where he worked as a clerk, and became active in the

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(CPSA).Ellis, John Norman
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'' In 1968, Ellis was appointed as the full-time assistant secretary of the CPSA, holding the post until 1982, when he became the union's deputy general secretary. In 1986, he was elected as general secretary, and from 1988 also served on the

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. In 1992, he stood down from his existing posts to become secretary of the

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, also joining the Industrial Tribunal Panel. Ellis retired in 1995, thereafter devoting his time to the Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance, and the Labour Party, which he represented on

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Parish Council. He was appointed OBE in the 1995 Birthday Honours.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, John 1939 births 2011 deaths Councillors in Surrey Labour Party (UK) councillors General Secretaries of the Civil and Public Services Association Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Officers of the Order of the British Empire Politicians from Leeds