Background
Ollis was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa in 1970 and matriculated at the Cambridge High School.
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He completed his education through the Baptist Theological College, University of Zululand and his Master of Arts degree at Wits University in Johannesburg. Having completed four years in seminary, Ollis was ordained and served in the Christian ministry in Johannesburg for six years before becoming an estate agent.
Career
He has worked as a sessional lecturer at the Wits College of Education, and has trained staff of real estate companies, political formations and religious institutions. Ollis is openly gay. Ollis joined the Democratic Alliance in 1998 and served in its various formations, including the 1999 parliamentary election campaign, before being elected to the City Council of Johannesburg in 2005 and then re-elected as a ward councillor in 2006. He has worked in the fundraising department of the Democratic Alliance and served on the Gauteng South Regional executive.
In October 2010, Ollis submitted a Private Members" Bill that would hold unions accountable for violence and damage to property caused during strikes.
On 15 November 2011, the Department of Labour announced that amendments would be made to the corresponding Acting, in a proposal similar to the District Attorney"son Throughout his term as Shadow Labour Minister, Ollis has been at the forefront of the quest to reduce endemic unemployment in South Africa.
In February 2011, Ollis issued a statement on the proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Acting, citing that that the legislative changes would be unconstitutional and create "massive problems" if implemented. In October 2011, Ollis submitted a private member"s bill to amend the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Acting to expand the Compensation Fund"s coverage to include domestic workers.
Politics
In 2009, Ollis was elected a member of Parliament and currently serves as the party"s Shadow Minister of Labour, the political head of the Sandton Constituency and as Deputy Chairman of the Gauteng Executive of the Democratic Alliance.
Membership
A member of the Democratic Alliance, he is the current Shadow Minister of Labour.
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