Alan Kelly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Kelly
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1975(1975-07-13)
Age	49
Birthplace	Portroe
Country	Ireland
Birth City	Portroe
Horoscope	Cancer

Alan Kelly Biography

Alan Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 13, 1975 in Portroe, Portroe, Ireland. Kelly is the author of A Political History of County Tipperary 1916-1997 and has won numerous rugby and hurling medals according to his Labour Party summary.

Kelly became Chair of Labour Youth in 2000, having previously served as Co- Chair. In 2001 he was a member of the General Council. In 2001 and 2002 he was director of the Tom Johnson Summer School and was also a member of the General Election Planning Committee in the period 2001-2002.

Kelly was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the South constituency, at the 2009 European Parliament election, taking the last seat in a tight battle between him, Sinn Féin’s Toireasa Ferris and the Independent Kathy Sinnott. Kelly was a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Though he promised he would see out his five-year term in the European Parliament, Kelly allowed his name to go forward as a Labour Party candidate at the 2011 general election. He ran in the Tipperary North constituency and was successful, receiving 9,559 first preference votes (19.8%) and securing the third and final seat at the expense of Fianna Fáil’s sitting TD, Máire Hoctor. Phil Prendergast replaced him as MEP for the South constituency.

Kelly is from Portroe just outside Nenagh, County Tipperary. He is the son of Tom and Nan Kelly. Educated at Nenagh CBS, he subsequently attended University College Cork (UCC), where he completed a BA in English and History in 1995. Two years later he completed a M.Phil in Political History. Kelly continued his education at Boston College, where he achieved a Certificate in Leadership in 1999. He returned to Ireland shortly after this and completed a MBS in eCommerce in 2002. Kelly subsequently worked as an eBusiness Manager with Bord Fáilte and Fáilte Ireland.

Alan Kelly Net Worth

Alan Kelly is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Kelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Alan Kelly (born 13 July 1975) is an Irish politician who has been the leader of the Labour Party since April 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency since the 2016 general election.

Kelly is thought to have been politicised from an early age. In his final year of secondary school, he canvassed for the Labour Party during the 1992 general election. He remained active in left-wing politics in university, firstly by establishing the Jim Kemmy Branch of the Labour Party in UCC. He then became involved in a number of by-elections, local election campaigns in Cork and in the wider Munster area.

In 2007, Kelly launched his own political career when he secured election to Seanad Éireann by the Agricultural Panel. He was the only Labour Party candidate in that grouping. After the election of Eamon Gilmore as leader of the Labour Party in 2007, Kelly was appointed as Labour Party Spokesperson on Tourism and was Seanad Spokesperson on Finance and Local Government.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alan Kelly height Not available right now. Alan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alan Kelly Dating?

According to our records, Alan Kelly married to Regina O'Connor. As of December 1, 2023, Alan Kelly’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Alan Kelly. You may help us to build the dating records for Alan Kelly!

Following the election, Kelly remained Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in an acting capacity during prolonged talks on government formation. On Sunday 24 April 2016, he represented the government at the official U.S. commemoration of the Centenary of the Easter Rising in Manhattan, New York.

Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Alan Kelly celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.

In August 2018, Kelly challenged incumbent Brendan Howlin for his party’s leadership. His challenge failed due to lack of support from his parliamentary colleagues.