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The Honourable  Kerry Chikarovski   BEc LLB (Syd)
Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
In office 31 March 1999 – 28 March 2002
Preceded by	Peter Collins
Succeeded by	John Brogden
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Lane Cove
In office 25 May 1991 – 20 March 2003
Preceded by	John Dowd
Succeeded by	Anthony Roberts
Born	4 April 1956(1956-04-04) Sydney, New South Wales
Political party	Liberal Party

Kerry Anne Chikarovski (née Bartels) (born 4 April 1956) was leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She served as Leader of the Opposition between 1999 and 2002.

Chikarovski was educated at the Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, in North Sydney. She is a lawyer by training, having studied at the University of Sydney and after a brief career in private practice, went on to lecture part-time at the College of Law before entering parliament.

Following the resignation of incumbent John Dowd, Chikarovski won pre-selection for the safe Liberal seat of Lane Cove in 1991, her primary competition for which was then MLC John Hannaford. In 1992, she was appointed Minister for Consumer Affairs and Assistant Minister for Education (3 July 1992-26 May 1993). In 1993, she became Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment and Minister for The Status of Women (29 May 1993 - 4 April 1995). She replaced Bruce Baird as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in December 1994 and held that post until the Liberal Party was defeated in 1995.^[1]

On 31 March 1998^[2] she replaced Peter Collins as leader, but in 1999 she lost the state election to Labor Premier's Bob Carr in a landslide.

John Brogden, a member of her shadow cabinet, successfully challenged her and replaced her as leader on 28 March 2002^[2].^[3] She then stood down from parliament.

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