# Jonathan Craig
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Jonathan Craig
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| image = Johnathan Craig, MLA 2015.jpg
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| caption = Craig in 2015
| office = Member of [Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council](/source/Lisburn_City_and_Castlereagh_District_Council)
| constituency = [Lisburn North](/source/Lisburn_North_(District_Electoral_Area))
| term_start = 2 June 2016
| term_end =
| predecessor = [Jennifer Palmer](/source/Jennifer_Palmer)
| successor =
| constituency_AM1 = [Lagan Valley](/source/Lagan_Valley_(Assembly_constituency))
| assembly1 = Northern Ireland
| majority1 =
| term_start1 = 7 March 2007
| term_end1 = 6 May 2016
| predecessor1 = [Norah Beare](/source/Norah_Beare)
| successor1 = Jennifer Palmer
| office2 = Member of [Lisburn City Council](/source/Lisburn_City_Council)
| constituency2 = [Lisburn Town North](/source/Lisburn_North_(District_Electoral_Area))
| term_start2 = 7 June 2001
| term_end2 = 22 May 2014
| predecessor2 = [William Beattie](/source/William_Beattie_(politician))
| successor2 = Council abolished
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|02|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Lisburn](/source/Lisburn), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland)
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| party = [Democratic Unionist Party](/source/Democratic_Unionist_Party)
| other_party =
| spouse = Yvonne Strong
| relations =
| children = 2
| alma_mater = [University of Ulster](/source/University_of_Ulster)
| occupation =
| profession = [Engineer](/source/Engineer)
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'''Jonathan Craig''' is a [Democratic Unionist Party](/source/Democratic_Unionist_Party) (DUP) politician, serving as a [Lisburn and Castlereagh Councillor](/source/Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council) for the [Lisburn North](/source/Lisburn_North_(District_Electoral_Area)) DEA since 2016.
Craig was a [Member of the Legislative Assembly](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)) (MLA) for [Lagan Valley](/source/Lagan_Valley_(Assembly_constituency)) from [2007](/source/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election) to [2016](/source/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election).
==Biography==
Craig was educated at Dromore High School, Friends School and is a graduate of the [University of Ulster](/source/University_of_Ulster).
He was first elected to [Lisburn City Council](/source/Lisburn_City_Council) in [2001](/source/2001_Lisburn_Borough_Council_election), representing the [Lisburn Town North](/source/Lisburn_North_(District_Electoral_Area)) District, and served as Mayor of Lisburn from 2005 to 2006.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
He was elected to the [Northern Ireland Assembly](/source/Northern_Ireland_Assembly) at the [2007 Assembly election](/source/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election) for [Lagan Valley](/source/Lagan_Valley_(Assembly_constituency)).
Craig was later re-elected to the Assembly in [2011](/source/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election), and Lisburn City Council in the [local elections held the same day](/source/2011_Northern_Ireland_local_elections).
As an MLA, Craig was a Political Member of the [Northern Ireland Policing Board](/source/Northern_Ireland_Policing_Board).[{{cite web|url=http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/index/theboard.htm|title=The Board|publisher=|accessdate=22 August 2015|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508192623/http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/index/theboard.htm|url-status=dead}}]
At the [2016 Assembly election](/source/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election), he lost his seat to his running mate, [Brenda Hale](/source/Brenda_Hale_(Northern_Ireland_politician)).[{{Cite journal |date=2017-03-04 |title=Ups and downs across NI constituencies |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/assembly-election-2017/2017/0304/857180-ups-and-downs-ni-constituencies/ |language=en}}]
Following his defeat at the Assembly election, Craig was co-opted onto [Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council](/source/Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council) for the [Lisburn North](/source/Lisburn_North_(District_Electoral_Area)) District; he was re-elected in [2019](/source/2019_Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council_election) and [2023](/source/2023_Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council_election).
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.laganvalleydup.co.uk Jonathan Craig MLA], LaganValleyDUP.co.uk
* [http://www.dup.org.uk/CanProfile.asp?CandidateID=82 Profile], DUP.org.uk
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| after = [Jenny Palmer](/source/Jenny_Palmer)
| years = 2007–2016
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