Andrew Ellis is currently the head of the Electoral Processes Team at International IDEA in Stockholm. He has wide experience as a technical adviser on electoral and institutional matters in democratic transitions. He acted as senior adviser for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Indonesia from 1999 to 2003, working with members of the Indonesian legislature on the constitutional amendment process and on reform of electoral and political laws, and with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and political commentators. Among his other assignments, he acted as chief technical adviser to the Palestinian Election Commission under the European Commission’s support for all aspects of the preparation of the first Palestinian elections in 1996, and designed and planned the European Commission’s electoral assistance programme in Cambodia for the 1998 elections.

Previously a director of a political consultancy, Andrew Ellis gained extensive knowledge of Central and Eastern Europe, establishing offices in Prague and Budapest and representations across the region. Up to 1989, he served as Vice-Chair and as Secretary-General of the UK Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats and has also been elected as a member of a first tier local authority in the UK.

He is the coauthor of ‘Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook’, published in 2005.