Chris McNeil, Chair - Veterans Review and Appeal Board

Chris McNeil, Chair
Veterans Review and Appeal Board

Chris McNeil was first appointed to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board as a Member in April 2015. He was appointed Chairperson in July 2018. Mr. McNeil spent more than 30 years serving with the Halifax Regional Police before retiring in 2013 as Deputy Chief. Mr. McNeil has extensive public sector leadership experience. In the course of his career, he also acted as a workplace rights coordinator and adjudicator in discipline matters. In addition to his policing career, Mr. McNeil worked as a solicitor for the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.

Mr. McNeil holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University and a Law Degree from Dalhousie University.