Justin Keating

Justin Keating (born January 7, 1930 in Dublin , † December 31, 2009 ibid) was an Irish politician and journalist .

Life

Justin Keating was born in Dublin in 1930, the son of the painter Seán Keating . He studied at University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of London . After graduation, he was lecturer in anatomy at UCD veterinary college from 1955 to 1960 and then from 1960 to 1965 senior lecturer in veterinary medicine at Trinity College, Dublin .

At the Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) Keating was responsible for the agricultural contributions for two years before returning to Trinity College in 1967. He won the Jacob's Award in 1966 for his series Telefís Feirme .

Keating was married and had three children. He was Honorary President of the Humanist Association of Ireland .

politics

Keating was first elected in the 1969 elections in the Dublin County North constituency for the Irish Labor Party in the Dáil Éireann . As Teachta Dála he was in the cabinet of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave from 1973 to 1977 Minister for Industry and Commerce

In 1973 he was appointed Member of the European Parliament and was part of the first Irish delegation. In the 1977 elections, Keating lost his seat in the Dáil, but was able to win a seat in the Seanad Éireann . He remained a senator until 1981. In 1984 he was again a member of the European Parliament for a short time from February to July when he replaced Séamus Pattison there.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Entry on Justin Keating in the database of representatives of the European Parliament

personal data
SURNAME	Keating, Justin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish politician and journalist, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dublin
DATE OF DEATH	December 31, 2009
Place of death	Dublin

[1] Entry on Justin Keating in the database of representatives of the European Parliament