Stephen Kerr

Stephen Kerr MSP
Official portrait, 2021
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2021
Member of Parliament for Stirling
In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Steven Paterson
Succeeded by	Alyn Smith
Scottish Conservative portfolios
2022–2023	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
2021–2022	Chief Whip of the Scottish Conservative Party
Personal details
Born	Stephen Charles Kerr (1960-09-26) 26 September 1960 (age 63) Dundee, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Yvonne Kerr
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Stirling

Stephen Charles Kerr (born 26 September 1960) is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, currently serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Region since 2021. From 2021 to 2022, Kerr served as the Convener of the Education, Children and Young People Committee. Prior to his election to Holyrood, Kerr was the Member of Parliament for Stirling from 2017 to 2019.

Kerr attended the University of Stirling and worked for Kimberly Clark before his election to the House of Commons. He was the Conservative candidate in Stirling in 2005 and 2015 but was defeated by Labour and the SNP, respectively. He eventually gained the seat in 2017 with a narrow majority over Steven Paterson. However, he was defeated by Alyn Smith in 2019.

Listed number one on the Scottish Conservative Central Scotland regional list, Kerr was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

In 2023, Kerr was selected as the Scottish Conservative candidate for the new UK Parliament Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency, for the forthcoming 2024 United Kingdom general election.