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Kerry Sibraa
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| President of the Senate | |
| In office 17 February 1987 – 31 January 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Doug McClelland |
| Succeeded by | Michael Beahan |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 30 June 1978 |
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| In office 9 August 1978 – 1 February 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McClelland |
| Succeeded by | Belinda Neal |
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| Born | 12 October 1937 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Kerry Walter Sibraa AO (born 12 October 1937) is a former Australian Senator who represented the Labor Party for the state of New South Wales. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.
He served as a Senator for from 13 December 1975 to 30 June 1978, and then again from 9 August 1978 until 1 February 1994, and was President of the Senate from 17 February 1987 to 31 January 1994. According to an article by C. J. Coventry, Sibraa had been an informer for the U.S..
After leaving Parliament, Sibraa was the Australian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe from March 1994 until February 1998. On 26 January 1997 Sibraa was made an Officer of the Order of Australia "for service to the Parliament of Australia, to international relations and to the community." On 1 January 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal.
Sibraa was a special counsel for the public relations and government relations firm Wells Haslem.
