Austin Currie | |
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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 11 October 1939 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Died | 9 November 2021 Derrymullen, County Kildare, Ireland | (aged 82)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | |
Spouse |
Annita Currie (m. 1968) |
Children | 5, including Emer[1] |
Residence(s) | Allenwood, County 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).