James Kelly (Scottish politician)

James Kelly
Official portrait, 2016
General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party
In office 5 September 2021 – 3 April 2023
Leader	Anas Sarwar
Preceded by	Drew Smith (acting)
Succeeded by	John Paul McHugh
Parliamentary offices Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) In office 5 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen Glasgow Rutherglen (2007–2011) In office 3 May 2007 – 24 March 2016 Preceded by Janis Hughes Succeeded by Clare Haughey
Scottish Labour portfolios
2012–2013	Chief Whip of the Scottish Labour Party
2013–2014	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
2014–2017	Shadow Minister for Parliamentary Business
2017–2019	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance[a]
2019–2020	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Mar–May 2021	Shadow Minister for Parliamentary Business
Personal details
Born	James Anthony Kelly (1963-10-23) 23 October 1963 (age 60)
Political party	Scottish Labour and Co-operative
Spouse	Alexa Kelly
Children	2
Occupation	Computer analyst
Website	https://www.jameskelly.scot/

James Anthony Kelly (born 23 October 1963) is a Scottish politician who has served as General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region between 2016 and 2021, having previously been MSP for Rutherglen (formerly Glasgow Rutherglen) from 2007 to 2016.

Kelly has held a number of Scottish Labour frontbench posts including Finance Spokesperson and Justice Spokesperson under Richard Leonard from 2017 to 2020. He served as the Scottish Labour Party's Parliamentary Business Manager at Holyrood as well as Spokesperson for Community Safety and Drugs Policy.

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