Kenny Kirk
| Kenny Kirk OG | |
| President of Georgeland (elect) | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Charlton Robards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth William Kirk 27 December 1957 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Janie Kirk (m. 1985) |
Kenneth William Kirk (b. 27 December 1957) is a Georgeland media personality and retired footballer, who is the president-elect of Georgeland, following his victory in the 2024 Georgeland presidential election. He is scheduled to take office on 1 July 2024.
Born in Glasgow, Kirk's football career began in 1974 for Queen's Park F.C before his transfer to Rangers in 1979. In 1982 he began a 3-year contract in Georgeland with Chipwich F.C. and quickly became one of the team's most successful and popular players. Following his stint at Chipwich he remained in Georgeland, playing with both Santa Christina United and Lylecity F.C., and in 1986, following his marriage to a Georgelander, became a Georgeland citizen and moved to the country permanently. He retired from professional football in 1993 and was briefly the manager of Lylecity before becoming a professional commentator.
Prior to his political career, Kirk was best known as the voice of a series of popular commercials promoting healthy lifestyles in the 1990s. The commercials and their catchphrase, "get up and move your arse", ran between 1996 and 2000 and gave Kirk's distinctive voice a national profile, leading to his engagement for a series of other media opportunities, including hosting several television programs, all while continuing to commentate on football.
A health advocate and philanthropist, Kirk returned to the media spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic when he was the face and voice of the government's vaccination program, reprising his catchphrase. In 2022 Kirk was awarded Commander of the Order of Georgeland, the country's highest honour, for his charity and advocacy work.
Kirk's decision to run for the presidency surprised media commentators and, while not initially expected to win, he steadily gained in polls at the expense of establishment candidates. He was elected president on 3 May 2024 in a landslide victory with almost 50% of the primary vote, defeating his nearest rival, Kay Killebrew of the governing Georgeland Reform Alliance, by almost 30% in the two-candidate vote. Kirk, at age 66, will be the oldest person to assume the presidency.