Liam Kerr

Liam Kerr
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Personal details
Born 23 January 1975
Political party Scottish Conservative Party
Occupation Solicitor
Website http://www.liamkerr.org.uk/

Liam Kerr is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.[1]

Kerr became Chairman of the Aberdeen City Conservative and Unionist Association in 2014.[2]

In 2016, he stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate in Aberdeen Donside, coming second to the SNP’s Mark McDonald, then was elected by the regional list.

In June 2017 the Conservatives appointed Kerr as their for spokesperson for Justice in the Scottish Parliament.[3] He sits on the Justice Committee and is deputy convenor of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee.[4]

Background

Kerr grew up in Edinburgh. After finishing his education he spent some time working in London as a salesman in the telecoms industry. Upon deciding to change careers he then trained as a lawyer with a law firm based on the south coast of England before moving to work as a lawyer in Aberdeen. After working for a number of law firms in Aberdeen he left to set up his own practice before being elected as an MSP in May 2016. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Election 2016: North East Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Candidates: Aberdeen Donside". Evening Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Conservative's shadow cabinet reshuffle to put Sturgeon on notice". Scottish Conservative Party (Press release). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Public Profile". Scottish Parliament. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "My Career Story". The Lawyer. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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