What is Austin Deasy?
'''Austin Deasy''' (26 August 1936 – 10 June 2017) was an Irish [[Fine Gael]] [[politician]]. He served as [[Minister for Agriculture (Ireland)|Minister for Agriculture]] from 1982 to 1987. He was a [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the [[Waterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Waterford]] constituency from 1977 until his retirement in 2002.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=28&MemberID=304&ConstID=176|title=Mr. Austin Deasy|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=24 January 2010|archive-date=10 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410133512/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=28&MemberID=304&ConstID=176|url-status=dead}}</ref> Deasy died at [[University Hospital Waterford]] in [[Waterford]], Ireland on 10 June 2017 at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0610/881705-austin-deasy-death/|title=Former Fine Gael minister Austin Deasy dies after short illness|publisher=RTÉ News|date=10 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/former-minister-austin-deasy-dies-after-a-short-illness-793033.html|title=Former minister Austin Deasy dies after a short illness|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=10 June 2017|access-date=10 June 2017|first=Daniel|last=McConnell}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/leo-varadkar-leads-tributes-to-former-fine-gael-minister-austin-deasy-who-died-after-short-illness-35811731.html|title=Leo Varadkar leads tributes to former Fine Gael Minister Austin Deasy who died after short illness|publisher=Irish Independent|date=10 June 2017|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deasy, Austin}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Members of Fine Gael]] [[Category:Irish politicians]] {{bio-stub}}