Calum Kerr MP |
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SNP Spokesperson for Environment & Rural Affairs | |
Assumed office 20 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Michael Moore |
Majority | 328 (0.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Calum Robert Kerr 5 April 1972 Galashiels, Scotland |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Website | calumkerr |
Calum Robert Kerr (born 5 April 1972) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk since the May 2015 general election, and is the SNP Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson in the House of Commons.
Kerr was born in Galashiels. He was educated at Peebles High School where his father was the headteacher. Prior to politics he worked in sales for IT companies including Avaya.
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.