Annita van Iersel
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Annita van Iersel
| Annita Keating van Iersel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Johanna Maria van Iersel 5 October 1948 Oisterwijk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Australian National School of Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Spouse of the 24th Prime Minister of Australia |
| Spouse | Paul Keating |
| Children | Four |
Annita Keating van Iersel (born 5 October 1948) is the estranged Dutch-born wife of Paul Keating, the former Prime Minister of Australia.
Biography
Born as Anna Johanna Maria van Iersel in Oisterwijk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands, she studied languages in Paris and London. She worked at KLM as a flight attendant. While working with Alitalia, she met 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),[2] their four children[2] spent part of their teenage years at The Lodge, the Prime Minister's official residence in Canberra.
van Iersel was widely travelled, and this, along with her knowledge of five languages, proved a valuable diplomatic asset, especially in support of Sydney's bid for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.[3]
In 1998, Annita and Paul Keating separated. That same year she enrolled in a Master of Fine Arts course, majoring in photography, at the Australian National School of Arts in Darlinghurst, Sydney. She graduated in 2001, and has since forged her own artistic career. In March 2008 she was scheduled to exhibit a series of paintings - oils on Belgian linen - that she created in her studio on the Hawkesbury River.[4]
References
- ^ "From aircraft aisle to wedding aisle". news.com.au. 20 July 2010. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/from-aircraft-aisle-to-wedding-aisle/story-e6frfmqr-1225894257258. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b Paul Keating - Prime Minister from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996 — National Museum of Australia
- ^ Annita Keating — National Archives of Australia
- ^ Wright, Tony (20 March 2008). "Former PM's wife faces life with easel". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/former-pms-wife-faces-life-with-easel/2008/03/19/1205602483012.html. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
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