Jonathan Craig

Jonathan Craig
Jonathan Craig
	Craig in 2015
Member of Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 June 2016
Preceded by	Jennifer Palmer
Constituency	Lisburn North
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for Lagan Valley
	In office; 7 March 2007 – 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Norah Beare
Succeeded by	Jennifer Palmer
Member of Lisburn City Council
	In office; 7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	William Beattie
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Lisburn Town North
Personal details
Born	2 February 1965 (age 59); Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse	Yvonne Strong
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Ulster
Profession	Engineer

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.

Biography

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]}

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.

^ "The Board". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Ups and downs across NI constituencies". 4 March 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)