Meet Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr’s sister, who opposes him and Donald Trump: from human-rights activism to a troubled marriage to ex-New York governor Andrew Cuomo … and supporting her demisexual daughter

Jan 23 , 2025

Kerry Kennedy is the sister of Robert F. Kennedy NJr, Donald Trump’s Health secretary pick. Photo: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram

The Democrat and Kamala Harris supporter has spoken out against her brother’s nomination for US Health Secretary, citing concerns about his stance on vaccines and other health issues

Kerry Kennedy believes that despite her fundamental political differences with her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, they can “still find ways of loving each other”, she said in an interview with CNN.

Kerry Kennedy is the daughter of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of John F. Kennedy. Photo: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram

According to The Hill, there has been widespread speculation that US President Donald Trump has picked RFK Jr to be Health Secretary in his new administration.

The rumours have caused widespread alarm. RFK Jr has been known to make false claims about vaccines, plus other erroneous, health-related comments, such as how chemical exposure in water can lead to sexual dysphoria, according to CNN.

Kerry Kennedy (centre, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex) supported Kamala Harris in the US presidential election. Photo: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram

Kerry, a Democrat who openly supported Kamala Harris and rallied her siblings to oppose her Trump-supporting brother in the presidential election, told CNN that she did not trust him to be in charge of health in the United States.

Meet Kerry, the Kennedy who isn’t afraid to speak out about the other Kennedy.

Kerry Kennedy is a human-rights activist

Kerry Kennedy (pictured with Nelson Mandela) is known for her activist work. Photo: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram

Kerry is president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organisation, which focuses on child labour, women’s rights, disappearances and indigenous land rights, according to its website. It also states that Kerry has led “hundreds of human rights” delegations in support of these causes. Kerry is the chair of the Amnesty International USA Leadership Council and has also served on the boards of directors for the United States Institute of Peace; Human Rights First; and Laureates and Leaders, her biography says.

She’s Kennedy royalty

Kerry is the seventh of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy’s 11 children. Photo: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram

Kerry, 65, is the seventh of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy’s 11 children. Robert was the brother of John F. Kennedy, the US president assassinated in 1963. Less than five years later Robert was also gunned down. He was campaigning to be president when he was shot and killed.