Jonathan Craig MLA is a former
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland, who was a
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
(MLA) for
Lagan Valley
The Lagan Valley (, Ulster Scots: ''Glen Lagan'') is an area of Northern Ireland between Belfast and Lisburn. The River Lagan rises on Slieve Croob in County Down and flows generally northward discharging into Belfast Lough. For a section, the ...
from
2007 until his defeat at the
2016 Assembly election.
Craig was educated at Dromore High School, Friends School and is a graduate of the
University of Ulster
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. He was first elected to
Lisburn City Council
Lisburn City Council was the local authority for an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. As of May 2015 it was merged with Castlereagh Borough Council as part of the reform of local government in Northern ...
in 2001 and served as Mayor of Lisburn in 2006–07. As at August 2015, he is a Political Member of the
Northern Ireland Policing Board
The Northern Ireland Policing Board ( ga, Bord Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlan Polisin Boord'') is the police authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Nor ...
.
References
External links
Jonathan Craig MLA LaganValleyDUP.co.uk
Profile DUP.org.uk
1965 births
Living people
Alumni of Ulster University
Democratic Unionist Party MLAs
Members of Lisburn City Council
Mayors of places in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
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