Norbert Keenan

Sir Norbert Keenan
Leader of the Nationalist Party
in Western Australia
In office
April 1933 – April 1938
Preceded bySir James Mitchell
Succeeded byRoss McDonald
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
27 October 1905 – 3 October 1911
Preceded byWilliam Johnson
Succeeded byAlbert Green
ConstituencyKalgoorlie
In office
12 April 1930 – 25 March 1950
Preceded byNone (new creation)
Succeeded byDavid Grayden
ConstituencyNedlands
Personal details
Born(1864-01-30)30 January 1864
Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland
Died24 April 1954(1954-04-24) (aged 90)
Subiaco, Western Australia
Political partyNationalist (1930–1945)
Liberal (after 1945)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1904)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Sir Norbert Michael Keenan QC (30 January 1864 – 24 April 1954) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1905 to 1911 and again from 1930 to 1950. He was the leader of the Nationalist Party from 1933 to 1938, during the time when it was the junior partner in the coalition with the Country Party. Keenan had earlier served as a minister in the government of Newton Moore (as attorney-general) and the second government of Sir James Mitchell.