Riding1: | Cumberland—Colchester |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | September 20, 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Lenore Zann |
Birth Name: | Stephen Douglas Ellis[1] |
Birth Date: | 1968 |
Occupation: | Politician |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Party: | Conservative |
Alma Mater: | Dalhousie University |
Residence: | Truro, Nova Scotia |
Stephen Douglas Ellis (born 1968) is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament for the riding of Cumberland—Colchester. He defeated Lenore Zann at the 2021 Canadian federal election. Since 2022 he has served as Shadow Minister of Health in Pierre Poilievre’s shadow Cabinet.[2]
Growing up in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Ellis graduated from Oromocto High School.[3] In 1993, Ellis graduated from the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine.[1] [4]
Ellis was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force for nine years, attaining the rank of Captain. From 1999 to 2021, Ellis worked as a family physician in Truro for 22 years.[5]