Stephen Kerr

Stephen Kerr
MP
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for Stirling
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Steven Paterson
Majority 148 (0.3%)
Personal details
Born Stephen Charles Kerr
(1960-09-26) 26 September 1960
Dundee, Scotland, UK
Political party Conservative
Alma mater University of Stirling

Stephen Charles Kerr[1] (born 26 September 1960) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stirling[2] at the 2017 general election.[3]

Kerr was born in Dundee in 1960[4] and has lived in Stirling since 1982.[5] He attended the University of Stirling[5] and worked for Kimberly Clark before his election to Parliament.[6] Kerr was the Conservative Party candidate in Stirling at both the 2005 and 2015 general elections; where he lost to Labour the first time, and the SNP the second time[7] before he eventually gained the seat in 2017 with a narrow majority of 148 votes (0.3%) over Steven Paterson of the Scottish National Party.[8]

Kerr is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). He has served in a number of positions in the LDS Church, including as an area seventy from 2006[9] to 2013.[10] Among other assignments while an area seventy, Kerr was president of the first LDS pageant done in Britain.[11]

Kerr signed a letter to the Prime Minister on 16 February 2018, making suggestions about the way Britain should leave the European Union.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1077.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Kerr MP". UK Parliament.
  3. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Kerr reflects on victory in shock general election | Brig Newspaper". Brignews.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Kerr, Stephen. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "About Stephen". Kerr For Stirling 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stephen Kerr Linked In Page".
  7. ↑ "Stirling parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ↑ McCurdy, Rebecca (9 June 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Kerr reflects on victory in shock general election". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "The newly called are sustained". 2 April 2006.
  10. ↑ "New General Authority Callings and Releases Announced". 6 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "UK to host 'once in a lifetime' LDS pageant - KSL.com".
  12. ↑ Asthana, Anushka (20 February 2018). "Tory MPs' hard Brexit letter to May described as ransom note". the Guardian.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Steven Paterson		 Member of Parliament for Stirling
2017–present		 Incumbent
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