George Keyatta

George Keyatta (20 December 1895 – 25 August 1962) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

[1] Keyatta was born in Townsville, Queensland, the son of Gabriel Annick Keyatta and his wife Annie (née Sorotti) and was educated at Townsville West State School and St Mary's Convent School.

When the member for Townsville, Maurice Hynes died in March 1939, Keyatta, representing the Labor Party, won the resulting by-election,[2] defeating his three opponents, all of them being barristers.

[3] He went on to represent the electorate until the 1960 Queensland state election when he retired from politics on medical advice.

Keyatta was also the vice-president of the Queensland branch of the Australia-Russia Association from 1941 to 1944.