Hermann Kelly

Hermann Kelly
Kelly in 2019
President of the Irish Freedom Party
In office
8 September 2018  9 May 2025
Succeeded byRobert Long (as chairman)
Director of Communications for Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
In office
August 2009  2019
Personal details
Born (1968-12-25) 25 December 1968
Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland
Political partyIrish Freedom Party
(since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
EducationSt Columb's College
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Maynooth
OccupationPress officer

Hermann Patrick Kelly (born 25 December 1968) is an Irish anti-immigration activist, politician, press officer and former journalist. He served as president of the far-right Irish Freedom Party since its foundation in September 2018 until he was voted out in May 2025. As of late 2021, Kelly was employed in the European Parliament as an assistant to Romanian MEP Cristian Terheș.