Justin Keating

Justin Keating
Keating in 1980
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	Patrick Lalor
Succeeded by	Desmond O'Malley
Teachta Dála
In office June 1969 – June 1977
Constituency	Dublin County North
Senator
In office 27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981
Constituency	Agricultural Panel
Member of the European Parliament
In office February – June 1984
Constituency	Leinster
In office January – February 1973
Constituency	Oireachtas Delegation
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-07)7 January 1930 Dublin, Ireland
Died	31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 79) Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouses	Loretta Wine ​ (m. 1953⁠–⁠1991)​ Barbara Hussey ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Parents	Seán Keating (father) Mary Walsh (mother)
Education	Sandford Park School
Alma mater	University College Dublin University of London

Justin Pascal Keating (7 January 1930 – 31 December 2009) was an Irish Labour Party politician, broadcaster, journalist, lecturer and veterinary surgeon.^[1] In later life he was president of the Humanist Association of Ireland.

Keating was twice elected to Dáil Éireann and served in Liam Cosgrave's cabinet as Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1973 to 1977. He also gained election to Seanad Éireann and was a Member of the European Parliament. He was considered part of a "new wave" of politicians at the time of his entry to the Dáil.^[1][2]