Andy Kerr (born 17 March 1962) is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride, a seat which he has held since 1999.
Mr Kerr was educated at Claremont High School in East Kilbride and obtained a BA in Social Sciences at Glasgow College.
Prior to entering the Scottish Parliament, he was a senior officer in Glasgow City Council land services department and served as an adviser in the Leader's office. He was also founder and managing director of Achieving, a quality assurance consultancy.
He was convener of the Scottish Parliament's Transport and Environment Committee and served on the CBI working group designed to bring MSPs and business closer together as well as being on the cross-party group on ageing and the elderly.
He was first appointed Minister for Finance and Public Services in the Scottish Executive in November 2001 and moved to become Minister for Health and Community Care in October 2004.
Mr Kerr now lives in Strathaven with his wife and three daughters.
See Also
List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams
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