Keneally won't contest Garrett's seat

Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally has ruled out contesting the federal seat of Kingsford Smith. Source: AAP

FORMER NSW premier Kristina Keneally says she won't stand as a candidate to replace Peter Garrett in his federal seat of Kingsford Smith.

Ms Keneally, now CEO of Basketball Australia, has moved to quickly extinguish speculation that she may put her hand up for federal parliament.

Mr Garrett on Wednesday night stood down as schools minister and announced he would retire at the upcoming federal election after Kevin Rudd beat Julia Gillard in a leadership ballot.

After she lost the NSW election in 2011, Ms Keneally had been rumoured to be planning a post-election move to Canberra via the seat of Kingsford Smith, where she lives.

She rejected the suggestion at the time, and has again on Thursday, saying she'd prefer to spend time with her family and working as CEO of Basketball Australia.

"I asked a great deal of Ben and my sons during my time in politics. Now I have a job that allows me time to be a wife and mother, too, and I value that very much," she said in a statement.

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