Seán Kelly (born 26 April 1952) is an Irish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency since July 2009.

He was the first person from County Kerry to hold the office, being elected at his first attempt by a record margin at the GAA Congress in 2002.

[3] Kelly was educated at Kilcummin National School, Tralee CBS and St Brendan's College, Killarney.

He introduced the President's Awards and developed a great working relationship with the GPA and initiated major improvements in player welfare matters.

[8] Kelly is a recipient of IAB Europe's Award for Leadership and Excellence in Public Policy for his work on data protection.

[15] Kelly ran for re-election at the 2024 European Parliament election in Ireland with running mate John Mullins.