Austin Currie

Austin Currie
Currie in 2014
Minister of State
1994–1997	Education
1994–1997	Health
1994–1997	Justice
Teachta Dála
In office June 1989 – May 2002
Constituency	Dublin West
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for East Tyrone
In office 30 May 1964 – 30 March 1972
Preceded by	Joe Stewart
Succeeded by	Parliament suspended
Personal details
Born	Joseph Austin Currie (1939-10-11)11 October 1939 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died	9 November 2021(2021-11-09) (aged 82) Derrymullen, County Kildare, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael SDLP
Spouse	Annita Currie ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	5, including Emer[1]
Residence(s)	Allenwood, Kildare, Ireland
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast

Joseph Austin Currie (11 October 1939 – 9 November 2021) was an Irish politician who served as a Minister of State with responsibility for Children's Rights from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency from 1989 to 2002, representing Fine Gael, and as a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland (MP) for East Tyrone from 1964 to 1972, representing the Nationalist Party and later the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).