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Preceded by
  
Michael Moore

Role
  
Scottish Politician

Majority
  
328 (0.6%)

Website
  
Official website

Party
  
Scottish National Party

Name
  
Calum Kerr


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Full Name
  
Calum Robert Kerr

Born
  
5 April 1972 (age 51) Galashiels, Scotland (
1972-04-05
)

Political party
  
Scottish National Party

Alma mater
  
University of St Andrews

Profiles


Education
  
University of St Andrews

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Calum Robert Kerr (born 5 April 1972) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 2015–2017. During his time as a MP, he was the SNP's Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson in the House of Commons.

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Interview with the SNP's Paul Wheelhouse and Calum Kerr MP


Early life

Kerr was born in Galashiels. He was educated at Peebles High School where his father was the headteacher. Kerr studied history at St Andrews University. Prior to politics he worked in sales for IT companies including Avaya.

Political career

The seat, and its predecessors Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, had been held by the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Liberal Party since 1965.

Kerr was elected in the May 2015 general election, He was the SNP's Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson in the House of Commons.

He is stood for re-election in the United Kingdom general election, 2017 but was not successful.

References

Calum Kerr Wikipedia