Raymond McCrea | |
Office: | Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party on Belfast City Council |
Term Start: | 1981 |
Term End: | 1985 |
Office1: | Member of Belfast City Council |
Constituency1: | Belfast Area A |
Term Start1: | 18 May 1977 |
Term End1: | 15 May 1985 |
Office2: | Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast South |
Term Start2: | 1982 |
Term End2: | 1986 |
Birth Date: | 1945 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Party: | Democratic Unionist Party |
Raymond Stuart McCrea (born 1945) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on Belfast City Council from 1981 to 1985, as well as a Belfast City Councillor for Belfast Area A from 1977 to 1985.
McCrea was elected to Belfast City Council in 1977 and sat on the body until 1985, serving as leader of the DUP council group in 1981.[1] He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1982 election to represent South Belfast, serving as a member of the Environment, Health and Social Services committees.[1] At the 1983 general election McCrea was DUP candidate for South Belfast although he finished in third place.[1]