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{{short description|British Independent politician (born 1958)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name             = Andrew England Kerr
| honorific-suffix =
| party            = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (since 2019)
| image            = Andrew Kerr England MEP.jpg
| caption          =
| constituency_MP  = [[West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|West Midlands]]
| status           =
| term_start       = 2 July 2019
| predecessor      = [[Bill Etheridge]]
| successor        = ''Constituency abolished''
| term_end         = 31 January 2020
| parliament       = European
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1958|09|23|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]], England
| death_date       =
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| nationality      = British
| spouse           = Sally Annaliese England Kerr
| relations        =
| residence        =
| alma_mater       =
| occupation       = Politician and solicitor
| otherparty       = [[Brexit Party|Brexit]] (2019)
}}
'''Andrew Robert England Kerr''' (born 23 September 1958) is a British politician. England Kerr was elected as a [[Brexit Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for the [[West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|West Midlands]] constituency in the [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019 European parliamentary election]]. Prior to his political career he was a solicitor who specialised in [[property law]]. On 29 September 2019, he became an independent MEP after his party withdrew the whip.
==Early life and legal career==
Andrew Robert England Kerr was born on 23 September 1958 in Birmingham.<ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197803/ANDREW_ENGLAND+KERR/home#mep-card-content|title=Andrew England Kerr|publisher=European Parliament|accessdate=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817102223/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197803/ANDREW_ENGLAND+KERR/home#mep-card-content|archive-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/2uGejiXgeO76ifl7HyQ_Zm_C414/appointments|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=15 August 2019|title=Appointments|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000204/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/2uGejiXgeO76ifl7HyQ_Zm_C414/appointments|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He qualified as a [[solicitor]] in 1985, specialising in [[property law]]. Kerr founded England Kerr Hands & Co in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/person/48053/andrew-robert-england-kerr|publisher=The Law Society|accessdate=16 August 2019|title=Andrew Robert England Kerr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000205/https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/person/48053/andrew-robert-england-kerr|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://englandkerrhandsandco.co.uk/our-team/|publisher=England Kerr Hands & Co|accessdate=15 August 2019|title=Our Team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528130458/http://englandkerrhandsandco.co.uk/our-team/|archive-date=28 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a director of the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06884794/officers|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=15 August 2019|title=Officers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000206/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06884794/officers|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> England Kerr is a director at estate agency, Englands Estate Agents and is a director of England Safety Ltd, producer of specialised equipment for law enforcement and special forces.<ref name=EE>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandsuk.com/our-team/|publisher=Englands Estate Agents|title=Our Team|accessdate=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528125412/https://www.englandsuk.com/our-team/|archive-date=28 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07004404/officers|publisher=Companies House|title=Officers|accessdate=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000205/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07004404/officers|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a former vice-chairman of the Federation of Small Business Defence Committee.<ref name=BL/>
==European Parliament==
He voted for [[Brexit]] in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]]. England Kerr supports Brexit as he felt that the [[European Union]] (EU) was corrupt and undemocratic.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-alarming-return-of-nigel-farage|magazine=The New Yorker|title=The Alarming Return of Nigel Farage|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=15 August 2019|last=Knight|first=Sam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522201716/https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-alarming-return-of-nigel-farage|archive-date=22 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In previous general elections he had voted for [[Euroscepticism|Eurosceptic]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (UK)|MP]] [[Gisela Stuart]] in [[Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Edgbaston]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/brexit-mep-says-protest-against-16601579|work=Birmingham Mail|date=17 July 2019|accessdate=15 August 2019|last=Walker|first=Jonathan|title=Brexit Party MEP says protest against EU anthem was like POWs protesting against Japanese emperor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816002216/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/brexit-mep-says-protest-against-16601579|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47766407|publisher=BBC News|title=Brexit fine: Ex-Vote Leave chairwoman does not apologise over spend|date=31 March 2019|accessdate=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817135239/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47766407|archive-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
England Kerr stood as a candidate for the [[Brexit Party]] in the [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019 European parliamentary election]]. He was third on his [[Party-list proportional representation|party's list]], and was elected as one of its three MEPs in the [[West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|West Midlands]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 European elections: List of candidates for the West Midlands|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48081683|publisher=BBC News|date=28 April 2019|accessdate=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611080831/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48081683|archive-date=11 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48417494|title=European election 2019: Brexit Party tops West Midlands polls|publisher=BBC News|date=27 May 2019|accessdate=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624214340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48417494|archive-date=24 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[European Parliament]], England Kerr was a member of the [[European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy|Committee on Industry, Research and Energy]], and was part of the delegation to the EU-[[Kazakhstan]], EU-[[Kyrgyzstan]], EU-[[Uzbekistan]] and EU-[[Tajikistan]] Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with [[Turkmenistan]] and [[Mongolia]].<ref name=EU/>
A month after his election, the Brexit Party withdrew the whip from him citing "irreconcilable differences regarding a likely conflict of interest", he therefore sat as an independent MEP from that date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-party-kicked-out-mep-for-unacceptable-behaviour-says-nigel-farage-11822555|title=Brexit Party kicked out MEP for "unacceptable" behaviour, says Nigel Farage|publisher=Sky News|date=30 September 2019|accessdate=4 October 2019}}</ref> Party leader Nigel Farage specified in a television interview that this was in relation to England Kerr "making comments about a business and a product that he has a direct financial investment in".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/corporate/media-centre/articles/en-gb/Sophy-Ridge-on-Sunday-Interview-with-Nigel-Farage|publisher=Sky News|date=29 September 2019|accessdate=6 October 2019|title=Sophy Ridge on Sunday Interview with Nigel Farage}}</ref>
==Personal life==
England Kerr is married to Sally, who is the company director of the estate agency Englands Estate Agents.<ref name=EE/><ref name=BL>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/business/manufacturing/birmingham-day-march-2014-profile-6771325|publisher=Business Live|date=4 March 2014|accessdate=16 August 2019|title=Birmingham Day March 2014: Profile − Englands Safety Equipment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000216/https://www.business-live.co.uk/business/manufacturing/birmingham-day-march-2014-profile-6771325|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Brexit Party MEPs]]
[[Category:MEPs for England 2019–2020]]
[[Category:Politicians from Birmingham, West Midlands]]