Martin Christopher Ellis

I’ve been in Kingston since 1963, attending Beverley Boys (now Coombe) and despite a difficult start with my Father dying of a drug overdose followed by my elder Brother from alcohol addiction, I’ve had a rewarding life. Whilst working as a mechanic on the Portsmouth Road, I studied for a degree in the evenings at Kingston University, which enabled me to join the Civil Service, winning an ‘Outstanding Achievement’ award for the 2012 London Games. I also won the Policy Award at the 2015 Civil Service Awards and served with the World Health Organisation. Over the years I’ve always tried to give back to the community that has been so kind to me in my hardest times, volunteering with Kingston Rugby Club & Rowing Club and currently as an England Boxing coach and Secretary of Surbiton Boxing Club. It would be an honour to now serve as your councillor.