James Kelly (Scottish politician)
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James Kelly is a Scottish
Labour Co-operative
politician and Member
of the Scottish Parliament
for the Rutherglen
constituency. He was elected for the first time in the 2007 Scottish Election.
Kelly grew up in the Rutherglen constituency and stays in Cambuslang
with his wife Alexa and their two daughters. He served as the election agent for the former Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tommy McAvoy
at the 1997, 2001, and 2005 general elections. He was also Chair of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West Constituency Labour Party. He has a background in computing and finance, is a chartered accountant, and worked as a Business Analyst in East Kilbride
prior to his election in 2007.
Kelly served on the Finance Committee and as a Labour Whip upon entering Parliament. In addition, he served as the Co-Convener of the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-operatives and the deputy Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Sport. From 2008-2011 James was a member of the Justice Committee and Shadow Minister for Community Safety.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
politician and Member
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
for the Rutherglen
Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
constituency. He was elected for the first time in the 2007 Scottish Election.
Kelly grew up in the Rutherglen constituency and stays in Cambuslang
Cambuslang
Cambuslang is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. Historically, it was a large rural Parish incorporating nearby hamlets of Newton, Flemington, and Halfway. It is known as "the largest village in...
with his wife Alexa and their two daughters. He served as the election agent for the former Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tommy McAvoy
Tommy McAvoy
Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy PC is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010, having previously been MP for Rutherglen from 1987 to 2005...
at the 1997, 2001, and 2005 general elections. He was also Chair of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West Constituency Labour Party. He has a background in computing and finance, is a chartered accountant, and worked as a Business Analyst in East Kilbride
East Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
prior to his election in 2007.
Kelly served on the Finance Committee and as a Labour Whip upon entering Parliament. In addition, he served as the Co-Convener of the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-operatives and the deputy Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Sport. From 2008-2011 James was a member of the Justice Committee and Shadow Minister for Community Safety.
External links
- James Kelly MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
- James Kelly Labour party webpage