Preceded by Paul Martin Succeeded by Lewis Macdonald Spouse Alexa Kelly Preceded by John Park Role Scottish politician | Succeeded by Mary Fee Name James Kelly Preceded by Richard Baker Preceded by Brian Adam Party Scottish Labour Party | |
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Labour msp james kelly escorted from the chamber
James Anthony Kelly (born 23 October 1963) is a Labour Co-operative politician in the Scottish Parliament representing Glasgow. He previously served as MSP for Rutherglen (2007-16). He has been Scottish Labour's Business Manager in Holyrood since December 2014.
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Labour msp james kelly ejected from holyrood chamber
Career
Kelly grew up in the Rutherglen constituency and resides 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 2008-11, he was a member of the Justice Committee and Shadow Minister for Community Safety.
Kelly is the current Scottish Labour Party Parliamentary Business Manager in the Scottish Parliament and was the party's election co-ordinator for 2016 Scottish Parliament Election.