Kerry Rea

Kerry Rea, standing to the right of the then Opposition leader 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. 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. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. 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.