Colin Crawford (Northern Ireland politician)
{{Short description|Ulster Unionist Party politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Colin Crawford
| honorific-suffix = MLA
| office = Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for Education
| term_start = 28 September 2024
| predecessor = Robbie Butler
| leader = Mike Nesbitt
| office1 = Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for the Economy
| term_start1 = 9 July 2024
| term_end1 = 28 September 2024
| predecessor1 = Robbie Butler
| successor1 = Diana Armstrong
| leader1 = Doug Beattie
| office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly
for North Antrim
| term_start2 = 9 July 2024
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Robin Swann
| successor2 =
| office3 = Member of
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
| constituency3 = Ballymena
| term_start3 = 18 May 2023
| term_end3 = 9 July 2024
| predecessor3 = James Henry
| successor3 = Brian Thompson
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Ballymena, Northern Ireland
| death_date =
| party = Ulster Unionist
}}
Colin Crawford is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since July 2024.{{cite web|title=Crawford to be UUP assemblyman|url=https://www.ballymenaguardian.co.uk/news/2024/07/10/gallery/crawford-to-be-uup-assemblyman-52558/|date= 10 July 2024|publisher = Ballymena Guardian}}
Background
Crawford was elected to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in the 2023 local elections, representing the Ballymena District.{{cite web|title= Mid and East Antrim local election: The 9 candidates in Ballymena|url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/local.mid-and-east-antrim.ballymena.2023-05-18/ballymena/|date=18 May 2023|publisher= Who Can I Vote For?|access-date = 10 July 2024}}
=Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly=
In July 2024, he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a member for North Antrim, following the election of Robin Swann, as MP for South Antrim.{{cite web| title= Cllr Colin Crawford to replace Robin Swann as North Antrim MLA|url=https://nielects.com/news/2024/07/10/cllr-colin-crawford-to-replace-robin-swann-as-north-antrim-mla/|date= 10 July 2024|publisher = NI Elects}}{{cite news |title=Peter Martin: DUP councillor nominated for Easton's assembly seat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y5v58x1po.amp |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=BBC News |date=9 July 2024 |language=en-gb}} He was briefly the UUP's Economy Spokesperson before becoming Education Spokesperson following Mike Nesbitt's election as UUP leader.{{Cite web |title=North Antrim |url=https://www.uup.org/colin_crawford |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=UUP Live |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=UUP Conference: Leader's speech |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c80ryjx17j3t?post=asset:e509c2e1-c2a9-405c-a477-b9ffad1c4859#post |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- [https://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/mlas/details.aspx?&aff=20909&per=8540&sel=2&ind=26&prv=0 Northern Ireland Assembly profile]
- [https://www.uup.org/colin_crawford Ulster Unionist Party profile]
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Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027
Category:Ulster Unionist Party MLAs
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