Basil McCrea

Infobox Politician | name=Basil McCrea


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term_start=2007
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birth_date=birth date and age|1959|11|13
birth_place=Belfast, Northern Ireland
constituency=Lagan Valley
party=Ulster Unionist Party
office=MLA
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website=http://www.basilmccrea.comCllr Basil McCrea MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member for Lagan Valley. He unsuccessfully contested the 2005 UK General Election in Lagan Valley for the UUP. He is a UUP Councillor on Lisburn City Council and was, until his election to the Assembly, a Party Officer and spokesman for the Northern Ireland Manufacturers' Focus Group [ [http://www.nimfg.co.uk/contact_us NIMFG - Northern Ireland Manufacturing Focus Group ] ] . He is currently a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and UUP Education spokesman. He is also a member of the Committee shadowing the Department for Employment and Learning.

McCrea was educated at Belfast Royal Academy before attaining a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Birmingham. He later attained a degree in Advanced Computer Technology from the University of Ulster. [ [http://www.stratagem-ni.com/laganvalleymlas.php Northern Ireland Assembly Lagan Valley MLAs 2007 ] ]

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