Ian McCrea
{{Short description|British politician (born 1976)}}
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|constituency_AM = Mid-Ulster
|assembly = Northern Ireland
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|term_start = 7 March 2007
|term_end = 30 March 2016
|predecessor = William McCrea
|successor = Keith Buchanan
| office1 = Member of
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| constituency1 = Cookstown Central
| term_start1 = 7 June 2001
| term_end1 = 22 May 2014
| predecessor1 = William Larmour
| successor1 =Council abolished
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|birth_place = Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
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|party = Democratic Unionist Party
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Ian McCrea (born 12 June 1976) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster from 2007 to 2016.
Background
McCrea was born in Magherafelt in 1976.
=Political career=
McCrea was elected to Cookstown District Council in 2001, held the position of chairman of the Council in 2007–08 and is a member of Cookstown District Policing Partnership.
A former member of the Young Democrats, McCrea is now chairman of the Cookstown DUP Branch, and of the party's Local Government Association, also in Cookstown. A member of the Apprentice Boys of Derry, he also acts as chairman of Coagh United Supporters Club.
In 2011 his car was set alight and destroyed outside his house; no group or individual admitted responsibility for the attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14007043|title=DUP Ian McCrea says 'no evidence' left after arson|publisher=BBC News|date=4 July 2011|work=www.bbc.co.uk}}
McCrea caused controversy by commenting on his Twitter page in 2012 that he would like no GAA county team from his constituency to win any titles that summer, saying, "Great to see Tyrone beat in the Ulster semis today, hope Donegal beat Derry in the final to keep the celebrations out of Mid Ulster."{{cite web|title=The Belfast Telegraph – McCrea challenged after GAA remarks|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/mccrea-challenged-after-gaa-remarks-16017088.html|work=The Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=August 27, 2012}}
At the 2016 Assembly election, he lost his seat to running mate, Keith Buchanan.{{cite news|title = Mid-Ulster: Ian McCrea loses seat to DUP colleague|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/mid-ulster-ian-mccrea-loses-seat-to-dup-colleague-1.2636554|newspaper = The Irish Times|date = 6 May 2016|access-date = 25 October 2024}}{{cite news|url = https://www.irishnews.com/news/assemblyelection/2016/05/07/news/mid-ulster-mccrea-defeat-brings-curtain-down-on-family-dynasty-512467/|work = Irish News|access-date = 25 October 2024 | title=Mid Ulster: Ian McCrea defeat brings curtain down on family dynasty | date=7 May 2016 }} McCrea blamed his defeat on a "campaign of misinformation", following the party's decision to run two candidates in the constituency.{{cite news|title = Defeated Ian McCrea blames loss on 'campaign of lies|url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/defeated-ian-mccrea-blames-loss-on-campaign-of-lies/34703134.html|work = Belfast Telegraph|date = 11 May 2016|access-date = 25 October 2024}}
At the 2019 local elections, he ran in Mid Ulster's Torrent District, where he was eliminated on the eight count with 899 first-preference votes.{{cite news|title = Ian McCrea to run in local elections|url = https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/03/13/news/ian-mccrea-to-run-in-local-elections-1571133/|work = Irish News|access-date = 25 October 2024}} {{cite news|title = Torrent: in Mid Ulster results - NI Local Elections|url = https://elections.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ni-local-election-2019/mid-ulster/torrent|work = Belfast Telegraph|access-date = 25 October 2024}}
Personal life
McCrea lives in Cookstown with his wife and three children.
He is the son of Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown.
References
External links
- [http://www.ianmccrea.com McCrea's website]
- [http://www.belfasttoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3425&ArticleID=2096774 Belfast Today article]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{succession box
| title = MLA for Mid-Ulster
| before = William McCrea
| after = Keith Buchanan
| years = 2007–2016
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Category:Democratic Unionist Party MLAs
Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
Category:Members of Cookstown District Council
Category:People from Magherafelt
Category:People from County Tyrone
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