Liam Kerr

Liam Kerr MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Personal details
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party
Occupation	Solicitor
Website	http://www.liamkerr.org.uk/

Liam Kerr MSP 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.

Kerr is the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for jobs, employability and training.^[3] He also sits on the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee in the Scottish Parliament^[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

↑ "Election 2016: North East Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
↑ "The Candidates: Aberdeen Donside". Evening Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ "Membership". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
↑ "My Career Story". The Lawyer. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

Scottish Conservative Party MSPs

Elected in the 2016 election; See also: Members of the 5th Scottish Parliament

Leadership	Ruth Davidson (Leader) Jackson Carlaw (Deputy Leader and culture, tourism and external affairs) John Lamont (Chief Whip)

Frontbench members	Murdo Fraser (Finance) Dean Lockhart (Economy, jobs and fair work) Donald Cameron (Health and sport) Elizabeth Smith (Education and skills) Adam Tomkins (Communities, social security, the constitution and equalities Douglas Ross (Justice) Peter Chapman (Rural economy and connectivity) Maurice Golden (Environment, climate change and land reform)

Backbenchers	Jeremy Balfour Miles Briggs Alexander Burnett Finlay Carson Maurice Corry Jamie Greene Rachael Hamilton Alison Harris Liam Kerr Gordon Lindhurst Margaret Mitchell Edward Mountain Oliver Mundell John Scott Graham Simpson Alexander Stewart Ross Thomson Annie Wells Brian Whittle

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the North East Scotland region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	Kevin Stewart (SNP, Aberdeen Central) Mark McDonald (SNP, Aberdeen Donside) Maureen Watt (SNP, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) Gillian Martin (SNP, Aberdeenshire East) Alexander Burnett (Con, Aberdeenshire West) Mairi Evans (SNP, Angus North and Mearns) Graeme Dey (SNP, Angus South) Stewart Stevenson (SNP, Banffshire and Buchan Coast) Shona Robison (SNP, Dundee East) Joe FitzPatrick (SNP, Dundee West)

Additional members	Peter Chapman (Con) Liam Kerr (Con) Lewis Macdonald (Lab) Jenny Marra (Lab) Mike Rumbles (Lib Dem) Ross Thomson (Con) Vacant

SNP (9 seats), Conservative (5 seats), Labour (2 seats), Liberal Democrats (1 seat)

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