Andrew Kerr

Who is Andrew Kerr?

Andrew Kerr is the current Chief Executive of the Unitary Authority, Wiltshire Council in South England.

Kerr was born in Falkirk and formerly worked for Birmingham Council, before becoming Chief Executive on North Tyneside Council, and took over the top job at Wiltshire Council from Dr Keith Robinson.

Kerr was a former bronze medal winning 400m sprinter, at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships.

In May 2011, Kerr made headlines with an increase to his £189,000 salary whilst the Council cut 'hundreds' of jobs. Whilst initially defending his pay rise, after media and political pressure, Kerr turned it down with the following statement:

"He has listened to the strong feelings expressed by council staff and Wiltshire communities and agrees that accepting an annual increment in the current difficult circumstances is not appropriate."