Federal Liberal MP for Brisbane Teresa Gambaro to leave politics at next election

Federal Liberal MP Teresa Gambaro has announced that she will not contest her seat of Brisbane at the next election.

Ms Gambaro has spent 17 years in federal parliament, and was re-elected in 2010 after being defeated in the previous election.

In a statement from her office, she wished Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the parliamentary team the best for the upcoming election.

"I look forward to working with the new LNP candidate for Brisbane to win this seat for the LNP," she said.

Ms Gambaro said it had "been an honour to be the first woman of Italian origin to enter the House of Representatives, and to be the only woman and second Liberal member to be elected to the seat of Brisbane in 115 years."

The LNP said in a statement that it will "shortly determine the process of selecting a new candidate".