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 o ...

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 char ...

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 equ ...

from 1980 to 1984, and was

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from 1984 to 1987. As Lord Provost, he was instrumental in the city's adoption of the '' Glasgow's miles better'' 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. 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 Fergus McCann's takeover. Kelly is now a writer and PR consultant.

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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