Jonathan Craig is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Lisburn and Castlereagh Councillor for the Lisburn North DEA since 2016. Craig was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2007 to 2016.

Jonathan Craig
Craig in 2015
Member of Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council
Assumed office
2 June 2016
Preceded byJennifer Palmer
ConstituencyLisburn North
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Lagan Valley
In office
7 March 2007 – 6 May 2016
Preceded byNorah Beare
Succeeded byJennifer Palmer
Member of Lisburn City Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byWilliam Beattie
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyLisburn Town North
Personal details
Born (1965-02-02) 2 February 1965 (age 59)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseYvonne Strong
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Ulster
ProfessionEngineer

Biography

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Craig was educated at Dromore High School, Friends School and is a graduate of the University of Ulster. He was first elected to Lisburn City Council in 2001, representing the Lisburn Town North District, and served as Mayor of Lisburn from 2005 to 2006.[citation needed]

He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2007 Assembly election for Lagan Valley.

Craig was later re-elected to the Assembly in 2011, and Lisburn City Council in the local elections held the same day.

As an MLA, Craig was a Political Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.[1]

At the 2016 Assembly election, he lost his seat to his running mate, Brenda Hale.[2]

Following his defeat at the Assembly election, Craig was co-opted onto Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council for the Lisburn North District; he was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "The Board". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Ups and downs across NI constituencies". 4 March 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Civic offices
Preceded by Mayor of Lisburn
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Lagan Valley
2007–2016
Succeeded by