Kathryn Greiner

Kathryn Therese Greiner AO (born 1946) is an Australian politician and social advocate. She is a former Alderman of the City of Sydney 1995–2004. She is separated from Nick Greiner, a former Premier of New South Wales.

Kathryn Therese Callaghan was born in 1946, the second daughter of Bede Callaghan (1912–1993) and Mollie née Brewer. Her father was a merchant banker, Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank and Chancellor of the University of Newcastle, and was knighted in 1976.

She attended schools in London and Washington, and Loreto Kirribilli in Sydney, where she was Head Prefect. She graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Social Work. She also holds a Certificate in Early Childhood Development from Macquarie University. Prior to 1988, she spent her entire working life in the child care area.

She married Nick Greiner, a businessman, in 1970. Following their marriage, the Greiners worked in the United States. She worked in the Institute of Human Resources at Boise State University, Idaho, specialising in childcare policy. On return to Australia she was a Program Officer in early childhood education for the NSW Department of Youth and Community Services 1976–1988.

In 1980 Nick Greiner was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia, becoming Leader of the Opposition in 1983, and defeating the Australian Labor Party's Barrie Unsworth in 1988 to become Premier of New South Wales. He was forced to resign as Premier in 1992.

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