Kristina Keneally
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The Honourable Kristina Keneally |
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| 42nd Premier of New South Wales Elections: 2011 |
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In office 4 December 2009 – 28 March 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Marie Bashir |
| Deputy | Carmel Tebbutt |
| Preceded by | Nathan Rees |
| Succeeded by | Barry O'Farrell |
| 19th Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales | |
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In office 3 December 2009 – 31 March 2011 |
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| Deputy | Carmel Tebbutt |
| Preceded by | Nathan Rees |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Heffron |
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In office 22 March 2003 – 29 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Deirdre Grusovin |
| Succeeded by | Ron Hoenig |
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Kristina Marie Kerscher 19 December 1968 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (since 2000) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic Party (before 2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Keneally |
| Children | Two sons |
| Residence | Pagewood |
| Education |
Notre Dame Academy University of Dayton Marquette University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website |
Agency website Parliament website |
Kristina Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is a journalist and former Australian politician who served as the 42nd Premier of New South Wales. She was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales and thus Premier in 2009, but went on to lose government to the Liberal/National Coalition at the March 2011 state election. On 29 June 2012, Keneally resigned from parliament. She is currently a presenter and political commentator on Sky News Australia programs To The Point and Credlin Keneally.
Keneally was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron at the 2003 state election, succeeding Deirdre Grusovin after a controversial preselection. After being re-elected to parliament at the 2007 state election, she became the Minister for Ageing and Disability Services and was subsequently appointed Minister for Planning by Premier Nathan Rees in 2008. She held the position of the NSW Government's Spokesperson for World Youth Day 2008. By December 2009, Keneally had emerged as the preferred leadership candidate of the Labor right faction, and defeated incumbent Premier Nathan Rees in a party room ballot by 47 votes to 21. The Keneally Government went on to suffer a 17% swing statewide - the biggest swing in Australian political history. She was replaced as Leader by John Robertson, who was elected unopposed, on 31 March 2011.
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