John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard

The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Kinlochard in 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
30 June 2004
Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
In office
1997–2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded bySir John Coles
Succeeded bySir Michael Jay
British Ambassador to the United States
In office
1995–1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bySir Robin Renwick
Succeeded bySir Christopher Meyer
British Permanent Representative to the
European Union
In office
1990–1995
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bySir David Hannay
Succeeded bySir Stephen Wall
Personal details
Born (1942-02-22) 22 February 1942
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford
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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 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.