Justin Keating

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Justin Keating (Irish: Saorbhreathach Céitinn; born 7 January 1930) was a senior Irish Labour Party politician.

Born in Dublin, Keating was educated at Sandford Park School, and then at University College Dublin and the University of London. He became a lecturer in anatomy at UCD’s veterinary college from 1955 until 1960 and was senior lecturer at Trinity College Dublin from 1960 until 1965. He was RTÉ's head of agricultural programmes for two years before returning to Trinity in 1967. While at RTÉ, he scripted and presented Telefís Feirme, a series for the agricultural community, for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1966.

Keating was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin County North. From 1973 to 1977 he served in the National Coalition government under Liam Cosgrave as Minister for Industry & Commerce. In 1973 he was appointed a Member of the European Parliament from the Oireachtas, serving on the short-lived first delegation. He lost his Dáil in Fianna Fáil's landslide victory at the 1977 general election, but was subsequently elected to the 14th Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, serving there until 1981. He briefly served again in the European Parliament from February to June 1984 when he replaced Séamus Pattison.

He published an op-ed about Israel and Zionism in "The Dubliner" Magazine in November 2005.

He is currently President of the Humanist Association of Ireland.

Political offices
Preceded by Patrick Lalor	Minister for Industry & Commerce 1973–1977	Succeeded by Desmond O'Malley

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v • d • e « 1977–1979 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1979–1984)   » 1984–1989 » Connacht-Ulster Neil Blaney (IFF / CDI) • Seán Flanagan (FF / EPD) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) Dublin Síle de Valera (FF / EPD) • John O'Connell1 (LAB / PES) • Michael O'Leary2 (LAB / PES) • Richie Ryan (FG / EPP) Leinster Mark Clinton (FG / EPP) • Liam Kavanagh3 (LAB / PES) • Patrick Lalor (FF / EPD) Munster Jerry Cronin (FF / EPD) • Noel Davern (FF / EPD) • Eileen Desmond4 (LAB / PES) • T. J. Maher (IND / ELDR) • Tom O'Donnell (FG / EPP) 1Substituted by John Horgan5 (LAB / PES) on 21 October 1981 • 2Substituted by Frank Cluskey6 (LAB / PES) on 1 July 1981 • 3Substituted by Séamus Pattison7 (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981 • 4Substituted by Seán Treacy (LAB / PES) on 9 July 1981 5Substituted by Flor O'Mahony (LAB / PES) on 2 March 1983 • 6Substituted by Brendan Halligan (LAB / PES) on 2 March 1983 • 7Substituted by Justin Keating (LAB / PES) on 8 February 1984

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