Alan Kelly (politician)

Alan Kelly
Kelly in 2016
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
3 April 2020 – 24 March 2022
Preceded byBrendan Howlin
Succeeded byIvana Bacik
Deputy leader of the Labour Party
In office
4 July 2014 – 20 May 2016
LeaderJoan Burton
Preceded byJoan Burton
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
In office
11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byPhil Hogan
Succeeded bySimon Coveney
Minister of State
2011–2014Transport, Tourism and Sport
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyTipperary
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyTipperary North
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009 – 9 March 2011
ConstituencySouth
Senator
In office
13 September 2007 – 1 July 2009
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Personal details
Born
Alan Thomas Kelly

(1975-07-13) 13 July 1975 (age 49)
Portroe, County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
Regina O'Connor
(m. 2007)
Children2
RelativesDeclan Kelly (brother)
EducationNenagh CBS
Alma mater
Websitealankelly.ie

Alan Thomas Kelly (born 13 July 1975) is an Irish politician and author who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency since the 2016 general election and a TD for the Tipperary North constituency from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as the leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2022.

Following the 2011 election, Kelly served as a minister in the Government of the 31st Dail, as part of the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition. He served as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and Deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2014 to 2016 and a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the South constituency from 2009 to 2011 and a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2007 to 2009.[1]

  1. ^ "Alan Kelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2008.