Michael Gleeson (born 1946 in Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish former politician and sportsperson.
He played Gaelic football with his local club Spa and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1972.
[citation needed] He won three Kerry Senior Football Championships, a Munster Senior Club Football Championship and an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with East Kerry.
[citation needed] He was a Killarney town councillor from 1991 to 2014; and a Kerry County Councillor from 1983 to 1991 representing the Labour Party; and from 1999 to 2021 as part of the Kerry Independent Alliance.
He retired from politics in May 2021 and was replaced on the council by his nephew John O'Donoghue.