Annita van Iersel
Annita van Iersel | |
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Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 20 December 1991 – 11 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | Hazel Hawke |
Succeeded by | Janette Howard |
Personal details | |
Born | Anna Johanna Maria van Iersel 5 October 1948 Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands |
Spouse | Paul Keating (m. 1975, div. 2008) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Australian National School of Arts |
Occupation | Artist |
Anna Johanna Maria "Annita" van Iersel (born 5 October 1948), known as Annita Keating from 1975 to 1998, is a Dutch-born Australian artist and former wife of Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia.
Early life
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Born in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands, she studied languages in Paris and London. She worked at KLM and Alitalia as a flight attendant.
Marriage
While working with Alitalia, she met Paul Keating, then an aspiring young politician.[1] They married on 17 January 1975. Her parents later joined her in Australia.
While her husband was prime minister (from 1991 to 1996),
In 1998, Annita and Paul Keating separated. They did not formally divorce until 2008, though she had resumed her maiden name of van Iersel long before then.[4] Annita revealed some years after the event, in an interview with her by The Bulletin, that Keating had broken off the relationship, not she, and had done it at a dinner party with friends.[5]
Art career
The same year she and Paul separated, Annita enrolled in a
References
- ^ "From aircraft aisle to wedding aisle". news.com.au. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b Paul Keating – Prime Minister from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996 – National Museum of Australia
- ^ "Annita Keating". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Sharp, Annette (8 June 2013). "Coy Keating must publicly 'fess his love". The Daily Telegraph.
- Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2004
- ^ Wright, Tony (20 March 2008). "Former PM's wife faces life with easel". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 4 September 2009.