Austin Currie

Austin Currie
Currie in 2014
Minister of State
1994–1997Education
1994–1997Health
1994–1997Justice
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1989 – May 2002
ConstituencyDublin West
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
for East Tyrone
In office
30 May 1964 – 30 March 1972
Preceded byJoe Stewart
Succeeded byParliament suspended
Personal details
Born
Joseph Austin Currie

(1939-10-11)11 October 1939
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died9 November 2021(2021-11-09) (aged 82)
Derrymullen, County Kildare, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political party
Spouse
Annita Currie
(m. 1968)
Children5, including Emer[1]
Residence(s)Allenwood, County Kildare, Ireland
Alma materQueen'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).

  1. ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.