William McCrea MP South Antrim, Democratic Unionist Party, DUP Shadow Deputy Prime Minister; Spokesperson for Justice and Home Affairs and for House Issues

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Most spoken phrases

Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

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Biography

• Born:

  6/8/1948

• Positions

  Member, Public Accounts Commission -2011; DUP: Spokesperson for: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2005-10, Local Government 2009-10; Shadow Leader of the House/House Issues 2009-; Spokesperson for Justice and Home Affairs 2010-; Shadow Deputy Prime Minister 2012-.

• House of Commons Select Committees

  Panel of Chairs.

• Electoral history

  Member for Mid Ulster 1983 to 17 December 1985 (resigned seat in protest against Anglo-Irish Agreement), 23 January 1986 by-election to 1997. Contested Mid Ulster 1997 general election. Member for South Antrim 21 September 2000 by-election to 2001. Contested South Antrim 2001 general election. Member for South Antrim 2005-10, for South Antrim (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election.

• Political interests

  Agriculture, health, elderly issues, environment, special needs education, planning.

• Party groups

  Vice-chair, DUP Central Executive Committee 1998-; Member, DUP Environmental Policy Group 1998-; Chair, DUP Group on Review of Public Administration, Northern Ireland 2006-.

• Countries of interest

  USA.

Election record for South Antrim, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Registrable shareholdings: Olive Tree International Property Ltd, Swindon.

Land and Property: Farmland in Co. Tyrone, from which rental income is received. Furnished holiday letting in Cotswolds from which rental income is received Commercial property in England from which rental income is received

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Minister, Calvary Free Presbyterian Church, Mullaghboy Hill, Magherafelt. £460 per week plus £225 Manse rent allowance; telephone, heating and expenses. Hours: 12 hours per week Councillor, Magherafelt District Council, 50 Ballyroman Road, Magherafelt BT45 6EN. £440.54 per month (net) Member, District Policing Partnership, Magherafelt Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, Belfast

Remunerated directorships: Bethany Development; property company Daybreak Recording Brookvale Associates; small family farm

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