| 词条 | Seán Kelly (Irish politician) |
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| name = Seán Kelly | honorific-suffix = MEP | image = Kelly, Seán-9813.jpg | office = Member of the European Parliament | term_start = 1 July 2009 | term_end = | constituency = South | birth_name = Seán Thomas Kelly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | party = {{flag|Ireland|name=Irish}}: Fine Gael {{flag|EU}}: European People's Party | spouse = Juliette Kelly {{small|(m. 1987)}} | children = {{Hlist|Padraig|Muiread|Lawrence|Julie}} | education = St. Brendan's College, Killarney | alma_mater = {{Ubl|St Patrick's College of Education|University College Dublin}} | website = {{URL|www.seankelly.eu}} |}}Seán Thomas Kelly (born 26 April 1952) is an Irish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland since 2009. He is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party.[1] He served as the 34th President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (2003–06). He was the first Kerry man to hold that office being elected at the first attempt by a record margin at the GAA Congress in 2002. In July 2006 he took up the position of Executive Chairman of the Irish Institute of Sport, a body that was set up in Ireland to support elite athletes and players, and served as Executive President until he announced his resignation in July 2008.[2] Early and personal lifeKelly was born in Knockataggle, Kilcummin, Killarney, County Kerry in 1952. He was born into a family that was deeply involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association. His grandfather had been chairman of the local club and his four uncles had distinguished playing careers, with his uncle, also Seán Kelly, starring at full-forward for Kerry in their All-Ireland Championship success over Armagh in 1953. He is a first cousin to Fionnuala O'Kelly, wife of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny.[3] Kelly was educated at Kilcummin National School, Tralee CBS and St. Brendan's College, Killarney. He qualified as a primary school teacher in St Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra and then attended University College Dublin where he received a B.A. and Higher Diploma in Education. He worked as a teacher in Dublin (Cromcastle Green, Kilmore West) and in St. Brendan's, Killarney. GAA careerBefore being elected president of the GAA he served as Chairman of the East Kerry (1975–87) and County Kerry Boards (1987–97) and Munster Council (1997–2000). He also was one of the founding members of the St. Patricks East Kerry hurling team in 1984. As the first Kerryman to hold the position of President of the GAA his presidency is seen as a landmark one in moving forward the Association on so many fronts – the introduction of Christy Ring Cup and Nicky Rackard Cup, Tommy Murphy Cup, All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate Championships, he also oversaw the completion of the Croke Park re-development through the completion of Hill 16/Northern end and the building of the Croke Park Jury’s Hotel. He introduced the President’s Awards and developed a great working relationship with the GPA and initiated major improvements in player welfare matters. He is also credited with the successful conclusion of arrangements for the use of Croke Park, the GAA’s 82,500 capacity national stadium, by the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland while Lansdowne Road was being re-developed. He has received a string of awards including Person of the Year 2005, Community Entrepreneur of the Year 2006, Business Person of the month (April 2005) and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Dublin Institute of Technology in February 2007. Political careerHe was elected as a Fine Gael candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the South constituency, at the expense of sitting MEP and party colleague Colm Burke.[4] Kelly is a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development and the delegation for relations with the United States. He also serves as a substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Culture and Education and the delegation for relations with Canada. In 2013 Kelly served as rapporteur for the ITRE Committee on European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding's proposals for the overhaul of the Data Protection regime across the European Union. [5] He later represented the Parliament at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris[6] and at the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh[7] Kelly has been highly active since entering the Parliament, having spoken in the plenary session 529 times, and having tabled over 340 parliamentary questions as of February 2013.[8] Kelly was elected MEP of the Year for Research and Innovation by fellow MEPs for his work on the European Parliament's ITRE Committee in 2012 [9] Kelly is a receptient of IAB Europe's Award for Leadership and Excellence in Public Policy for his work on data protection [10] He had been mentioned as a possible Fine Gael candidate for the 2011 presidential election.[3][11] He was re-elected as an MEP for South at the 2014 European Parliament election. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1341|title=Seán Kelly|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=11 June 2009}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/sport/mhqlkfqlgbsn/|title=Kelly steps down from role with Irish Institute of Sport|work=Irish Examiner|date=30 July 2008}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0315/1224292162995.html |title=Labour to choose between Higgins and Finlay as presidential candidate |work=The Irish Times |date=15 March 2011 |first=Mary |last=Minihan}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/politics/fgs-sean-kelly-takes-second-seat-in-ireland-south-1766196.html|title=FG's Sean Kelly takes second seat in Ireland South|date=8 June 2009|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=8 June 2009}} 5. ^http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2f%2fEP%2f%2fNONSGML%2bCOMPARL%2bPE-496.562%2b01%2bDOC%2bPDF%2bV0%2f%2fEN 6. ^COP21 climate change talks: MEPs in Paris to push for 2°C target European Parliament, press release of December 4, 2015. 7. ^MEPs to participate in COP22 climate change conference in Marrakesh European Parliament, press release of November 11, 2016. 8. ^http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96668/SEAN_KELLY.html 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mepawards.eu/index.php/2012-winners |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-02-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227004227/http://www.mepawards.eu/index.php/2012-winners |archivedate=2012-12-27 |df= }} 10. ^http://siliconrepublic.com/strategy/item/32804-iab-europe-awards-mep-sean 11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/fionnan-sheahan/fionnan-sheahan-race-to-succeed-mcaleese-will-be-no-stroll-in-the-park-2332770.html|title=Race to succeed McAleese will be no stroll in the park |work=Irish Independent|date=10 September 2010|first=Fionnan|last=Sheahan}} External links
(Fine Gael)}}{{s-ttl|title = Member of the European Parliament for South |years = 2009–present}}{{s-inc}}{{s-sports|gaa}}{{s-bef|before = Seán McCague}}{{s-ttl|title = President of the Gaelic Athletic Association |years = 2003–2006}}{{s-aft|after = Nickey Brennan}}{{s-end}}{{Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (2009–2014)}}{{Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (2014–2019)}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Sean}} 15 : 1952 births|Living people|Alumni of University College Dublin|Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin|Fine Gael MEPs|Gaelic Athletic Association Presidents|Irish schoolteachers|Irish sportsperson-politicians|Kilcummin Gaelic footballers|MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2009–14|MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2014–19|People educated at St. Brendan's College, Killarney|People of the Year Awards winners|Politicians from County Kerry|St. Patricks East Kerry hurlers |
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