This invention discloses a glass ceramic for semiconductor illumination. The glass ceramic is composed of: SiO2 45-60 mol%, Al2O3 0-25 mol%, Na2O 0-10 mol%, NaF 0-10 mol%, ZnF2 0-20 mol%, MF2 0-40 mol%, CeF3 0.5-30 mol%, and RF3 0.1-20 mol%, wherein, M is one or more of Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+, and R is one or more of Dy3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, Sm3+ and Pr3+. The glass ceramic is prepared by high temperature melting and thermal treatment. The preparation method has such advantages as simple process, no pollution and low cost. The glass ceramic has such advantages as broad excitation wavelength, high light brightness, high UV radiation resistance, high chemical stability and high thermal stability, and can be used to fabricate novel LED illuminator together with UV, violet or blue LED.