Cheryl Kernot
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Cheryl Kernot (Pronounced Ker-no) (b. December 5, 1948) was the fifth leader of the Australian Democrats (April 23, 1993 to October 15, 1997) before controversially defecting to the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She narrowly won one election as the ALP candidate for Dickson, but failed in a bid for a second term. After retiring from politics she wrote a "full and frank" book about her experiences, which notably failed to reveal that she had been having an affair whilst leader of the Democrats with ALP frontbencher Gareth Evans, despite both of them being married to other people. She has recently been the director of learning at the London School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Reference
External links
- An article by her on Lynton Crosby in The Guardian
- A look at Laurie Oakes's "outing" of Kernot's affair.
| Preceded by: Janet Powell | Leader of the Australian Democrats 1993-1997 | Succeeded by: Meg Lees |
Categories: 1948 births | Australian Democrats politicians | Australian Senators | Australian Labor Party politicians | Politicians of Queensland | Australian politician stubs
