Austin Deasy

Austin Deasy
Minister for Agriculture
In office
14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
Preceded byBrian Lenihan
Succeeded byMichael O'Kennedy
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – May 2002
ConstituencyWaterford
Senator
In office
1 June 1973 – 16 June 1977
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born
Martin Austin Deasy

(1936-08-26)26 August 1936
Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Died10 June 2017(2017-06-10) (aged 80)
Waterford, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Kathleen Keating
(m. 1961)
Children4, including John
RelativesMaura Derrane (daughter-in-law)
Alma materUniversity College Cork

Martin Austin Deasy (26 August 1936 – 10 June 2017) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1982 to 1987. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1977 to 2002. He was a Senator from 1973 to 1977, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1]

  1. ^ "Austin Deasy". Oireachtas Members Database. 24 April 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

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