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Keneally, Kristina Kerscher |
| Social worker, Teacher and Politician |
Active in student, religious and union affairs since 1990, Kristina Keneally is the first American born member of the N.S.W. Parliament. In 2003 she was an ALP candidate elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron. |
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Kristina Keneally was born and educated in USA, at Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, Ohio, the University of Dayton, Ohio (B.A.(Hons) 1991; M.A. (Hons) 1995), and Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also studied at Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, N.S.W. Kristina Keneally emigrated to Australia 1994, and became a naturalised Australian in 2000, when she also joined the ALP. She was a member of the Teamsters Union, and the Australian Services Union and was President of National Association of Students at Catholic Colleges and Universities 1990-91. She married Ben Keneally in 1996, and they have two sons, and a daughter (deceased). |
| Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf (accessed 11 November 2004); http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20030520042 (accessed 11 November 2004); http://honors.udayton.edu/main_page_items/australia.htm (accessed 11 November 2004); Information from Kristina Keneally, M.P., dated December 2004. |
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 14 November 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1867b.htm |