Birth Name: Paul John Keating
Place of Birth: Paddington, Sydney, Australia
Date of Birth: January 18, 1944
Ethnicity: Irish, English
Paul Keating is an Australian politician. A member of the Labor Party, he served as Prime Minister of Australia, from 20 December, 1991 to 11 March, 1996. He was also a Member of the Australian Parliament for Blaxland, from 25 October, 1969 to 23 April, 1996, Treasurer of Australia, from 11 March, 1983 to 3 June, 1991, and Leader of the Labor Party, from 20 December, 1991 to 19 March, 1996, among other duties.
Prime Minister Keating is the son of Minnie Therese (Chapman) and Matthew John Keating.
Prime Minister Keating’s paternal grandparents were William Keating (the son of Matthew Keating and Catherine O’Byrne) and Anastasia Harrington (the daughter of Edward Harrington and Anne Fleming). Matthew was born in Galway, Ireland. Catherine was of Irish ancestry. Edward was probably also of Irish descent. Anne was born in Tipperary, Ireland.
Prime Minister Keating’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Patrick Chapman (the son of John William Chapman and Sarah Emma Gallagher) and Beatrice Storey (the daughter of Lambton Storey and Margaret Ellen Jane Stephens). John was born in Middlessex, England. Sarah was born in Dublin, Ireland. Lambton was born in Sunderland, England.
Sources: Genealogy of Paul Keating – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies of Paul Keating (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com