The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | |
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 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2004 Life Peerage | |
| Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Sir John Coles |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Jay |
| British Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Sir Robin Renwick |
| Succeeded by | Sir Christopher Meyer |
| British Permanent Representative to the European Union | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Sir David Hannay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Stephen Wall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1942 Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, Scotland (now within the Highland Council area) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
John Olav Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG (born 22 February 1942) is a British former diplomat and civil servant, and is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. He was a member of the European Convention that first drafted[1] what became Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which came into force in December 2009. He later served for a period as Deputy Chairman of Scottish Power.