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Austin Deasy (Martin Austin Deasy) was born on 26 August, 1936 in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland, is an Irish Fine Gael politician (1936–2017). Discover Austin Deasy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As Martin Austin Deasy
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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 26 August, 1936
Birthday 26 August
Birthplace Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Date of death 10 June, 2017
Died Place Waterford, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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His wife is Kathleen Keating (m. 1961)

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Children 4, including John

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1936

Austin Deasy (26 August 1936 – 10 June 2017) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1982 to 1987.

Deasy was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford in August 1936.

He was educated at Dungarvan CBS, before studying at University College Cork.

1961

In 1961 Deasy married Kathleen Keating, and they had four children.

1963

He qualified as a secondary school teacher in 1963.

Immediately after graduating, Deasy joined the teaching staff of St. Augustine's College in Dungarvan.

1967

Deasy was elected as a Fine Gael member of both Dungarvan Urban District Council and Waterford County Council in 1967, positions he held until 1983.

1969

He contested the 1969 general election, as a Fine Gael candidate for Waterford.

However, he finished fifth in the three-seat constituency.

1973

He was a Senator from 1973 to 1977, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

Deasy finished in fifth position again when he stood as a candidate in the same constituency at the 1973 general election.

Deasy was selected as a candidate for the Cultural and Educational Panel for the subsequent election to Seanad Éireann in 1973.

However, he was once again unsuccessful.

In spite of this, he was appointed to the Seanad as one of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave's nominees.

1977

He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1977 to 2002.

Deasy contested his third general election in 1977.

He was successful in being elected that time, taking the third seat in the newly expanded constituency and finishing ahead of his running mate Edward Collins.

Fine Gael returned to opposition following that election, however, Deasy was immediately appointed to the Front Bench as Spokesperson for Fisheries.

1979

In a 1979 reshuffle, he became Spokesperson for Transport, Communications and Technology, a position he held until early 1981, when he ceded the Communications and Technology elements of his brief.

1980

He was chairman of the latter body from 1980 to 1981, before reclaiming his seat on the Urban District Council from 1994 to 1999.

Deasy was also a member of the South East Health Board, Waterford Harbour Commissioners and Waterford Vocational Education Committee.

1981

Following the formation of a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government in 1981, Deasy was one of several Front Bench spokespersons who were unlucky not to be appointed to cabinet or as a Minister of State.

1982

The collapse of the coalition government in 1982, saw Deasy return to Garret FitzGerald's Front Bench as Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs.

The formation of a new Fine Gael-Labour coalition in 1982, saw Deasy being appointed as Minister for Agriculture.

During his four-year tenure in the position he was seen as an effective Minister.

1988

In 1988, Deasy resigned from the Fine Gael Party, in protest against Alan Dukes' Tallaght Strategy, in which Fine Gael would support the minority Fianna Fáil government on budgetary related issues.

The following year Deasy tried unsuccessfully to remove Dukes as leader.

Deasy called the agreement treacherous and said he could support any party who expressed confidence in Fianna Fáil or Charles Haughey.

This was widely seen as the actual opinion of a majority of Fine Gael TD's and Senators.

When the agreement had broken between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, Deasy agreed to return to Fine Gael.

1991

Upon his return in 1991, he was appointed to the front bench, after John Bruton became leader.

Deasy later resigned again due to the financial difficulties the party was facing.

2000

In 2000, Deasy introduced an unsuccessful motion of no confidence in Bruton.

Deasy was succeeded as TD by his son, John Deasy.

2017

After a short illness, Deasy died at University Hospital Waterford on 10 June 2017, at the age of 80.