Kristina Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is an Australian politician

Kristina Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is an Australian politician and the 42nd Premier of New South Wales.

In 2003 she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron, succeeding Deirdre Grusovin after a controversial preselection. After being re-elected in 2007, she became the Minister for Ageing and Disability Services and was subsequently appointed Minister for Planning by incoming Premier Nathan Rees in September 2008. She held the position of the NSW Government's Spokesperson for World Youth Day 2008.On 3 December 2009 the Australian Labor Party caucus elected Keneally to replace Nathan Rees as leader of the parliamentary party. She was sworn in as Premier on 4 December.