Michael Kelly (born 1 November 1940) is a

Scottish Labour Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak of ...

politician and businessman. He graduated from the

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

and became a lecturer in Economics there and a Labour

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. From 1984 he was Managing Director of Michael Kelly Associates, a PR company. He held the position of

Lord Provost of Glasgow The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. Elected by the city councillors, the Lord Provost serves not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. The office is equiv ...

from 1980 to 1984, and was

Rector of the University of Glasgow The (Lord) Rector of the University of Glasgow is one of the most senior posts within University of Glasgow, the institution, elected every three years by students. The theoretical role of the rector is to represent students to the senior manage ...

from 1984 to 1987. As Lord Provost, he was instrumental in the city's adoption of the ''

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'' campaign and slogan, which is credited with an important role in Glasgow's cultural renaissance during the 1980s. A member of one of the families that had controlled

Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...

since its foundation, he sat on the club's board of directors until 1994, when the club reached the verge of bankruptcy and the much-criticised old regime was ousted by

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's takeover. Kelly is now a writer and

PR consultant Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

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1940 births Living people Scottish people of Irish descent Scottish Labour councillors Rectors of the University of Glasgow Scottish writers Scottish businesspeople Scottish public relations people Lord Provosts of Glasgow Celtic F.C. directors and chairmen Labour Party (UK) councillors Directors of football clubs in Scotland Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Councillors in Glasgow {{UK-business-bio-stub