Brian Dempsey (born 1947) is a bankrupt Scottish businessman. He was a major funder of the

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Party but latterly switched allegiance and donated to support Neil Gray (MP for Airdrie and Shotts) and the SNP.https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?d=2020-01-11, accessdate=16 June 2024 He was also briefly a director of

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in 1990. He supported

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's efforts to take over Celtic in the 1990s. He was declared bankrupt in June 2011, with debts in excess of £10 million. Dempsey currently lives in Scotland after brief spells in Miami and the Caribbean. His father was James Dempsey, a Labour MP in Scotland.

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Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Businesspeople from Glasgow Celtic F.C. directors and chairmen Scottish businesspeople Directors of football clubs in Scotland Scottish Labour British businesspeople in real estate 1947 births {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub