Kerry Rea
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| term_end = 21 August 2010
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| birth_place = Bundaberg, Queensland
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File:Kevin07.jpg Kevin Rudd, campaigning in Bonner in September prior to the 2007 federal election.]]
Kerry Marie Rea (born 16 April 1963) is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010, representing the Division of Bonner in Queensland.
Early life
Rea was born in Bundaberg, Queensland.{{cite news|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HVR|title=Ms Kerry Rea MP|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=3 May 2020}} As an adult, she and her siblings discovered that her mother's grandmother Nellie Richards was an Indigenous Australian from Central Queensland. Rea was educated by nuns at the Mount Carmel Convent in Wynnum.{{Cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/new-mps-make-true-confessions/news-story/93bd097b43799d841633ff3f240827f2?sv=4df21e9dc7cdddd6439fc24a58f21965|title=New MPs make true confessions|first=Des|last=Houghton|newspaper=Courier-Mail|date=28 March 2008|access-date=3 May 2020}} She holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland.
Politics
Before gaining elected office, Rea worked for a Queensland State Minister.
She was then elected as a Brisbane City councillor, representing the ward of Ekibin from 1991 to 1994 and the ward of Holland Park from 1997 to 2007.
Rea won the seat of Bonner for the Labor Party from the Liberal Party at the 2007 federal election.[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22817269-5013650,00.html Ex-councillor Kerry Rea beats Ross Vasta in Bonner], Courier Mail, 24 November 2007 (accessed 12 January 2008) It was one of a number of Labor gains at that election which propelled the party from opposition to government. Rea lost the seat to Ross Vasta at the 2010 election.
Education
Rea graduated from school in Wynnum, and later studied at the University of Queensland for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English, History and Philosophy.
Personal life
Rea is married to Ian and she has three children. The eldest being Emma Mallory; a Brisbane-based actress, writer and producer.
References
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External links
- [http://www.aph.gov.au/K_Rea_MP/ Parliamentary web page]
- [http://kerryrea.com Kerry Rea] - personal web site
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Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bonner
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
Category:Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
Category:People from Bundaberg
Category:21st-century Australian women politicians