Phil Kelly (journalist) explained

Phil Kelly
Office:Mayor of Islington
Term Start:12 May 2011
Term End:10 May 2012
Deputy:Jilani Chowdhury
Predecessor:Mouna Hamitouche
Successor:Jilani Chowdhury
Office1:Islington Borough Councillor
for Finsbury Park Ward
Term Start1:4 May 2006
Term End1:22 May 2014
Predecessor1:Richard Steer
Successor1:Gary Heather
Office2:Islington Borough Councillor
for Hillmarton Ward
Term Start2:3 May 1990
Term End2:7 May 1998
Successor2:Edward Featherstone
Office3:Editor of Tribune
Term Start3:1987
Term End3:1991
Predecessor3:Nigel Williamson
Successor3:Paul Anderson
Office4:Islington Borough Councillor
for Canonbury East
Term Start4:October 1984
Term End4:8 May 1986
Birth Date:1946
Birth Place:Wigan, Lancashire, England
Nationality:British
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:Leeds University
Profession:Journalist

Phil Kelly (born 1946) is an English journalist.

Born in Wigan and educated at St Mary's College Crosby and Leeds University, Kelly worked on Time Out and the Leveller in the 1970s and joined Tribune in the mid-1980s, working as a reporter and then news editor before becoming editor (1987–1991).

Kelly subsequently worked as an aide to the Labour MP, Michael Meacher. He was a Labour Islington councillor in 1984-86 and 1990–98, latterly as the council's deputy leader.[1] He was re-elected to the Council in 2006.

He then became a partner at public affairs consultants Butler Kelly Ltd.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islington's new Mayor is Phil Kelly - Islington Council . 2014-11-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053637/http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/news-events/news-releases/2011/05/Pages/PR4408.aspx . 2014-11-29 .
  2. http://www.butlerkellyltd.co.uk/home/the-team.asp The Team