Calum Kerr
Calum Robert Kerr (born 5 April 1972) is a Scottish National Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk from 2015 to 2017. During his tenure in Parliament, he was the SNP's Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson in the House of Commons. Early life. Kerr was born in Galashiels. He attended Peebles High School where his father was the head teacher. Kerr read 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 at the 2017 general election, but was defeated by John Lamont of the Conservative Party, who won a majority of 11,060 votes; the largest Conservative Party majority gained in a Scottish seat at that election. He stood again in 2019 but was defeated, although he reduced the Conservative majority. Calum Kerr