William McCrea
Musician and Politician
Time to finish NI business, urges Hillary Clinton...with Sinn Fein. This was on view yesterday when, as the Assembly gave Mrs Clinton a standing ovation, two Democratic Unionist members, Gregory Campbell and the Rev William McCrea, headed for the doors of the chamber. The two are regarded... In this article: Hillary Clinton, Peter Robinson, Sinn Fein, Gregory Campbell, United States, DUP, Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland, and Belfast |
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Independent.co.uk - UK | October 12, 2009
Settle your differences, Clinton tells Ulster
...with Sinn Fein. While the rest of the Assembly gave Mrs Clinton a standing ovation, two Democratic Unionist members, Gregory Campbell and the Reverend William McCrea, headed for the doors of the chamber. A Sinn Fein member, Daithi...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Sinn Fein, Peter Robinson, US, Belfast, DUP, Gregory Campbell, Gordon Brown, Martin McGuinness, and London
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BBC News | October 12, 2009
Clinton speech snub claim denied
...of NI". Earlier on Monday, Sinn Fein assembly member Daithi McKay claimed that "Gregory Campbell and Willie McCrea didn't clap and walked out when their party colleagues stood and clapped after Hillary's address". Mr McKay said...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Sinn Fein, Daithi McKay, Ryanair, US, and Parliament Buildings
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Unionists walk out on Clinton's Northern Ireland speech
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Robert Thomas William McCrea (born August 6, 1948) is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.
He has been a member of Magherafelt District Council since its creation in 1973 and in 1982 ran unsuccessfully for the Belfast South constituency in a by-election. He was member of Parliament for Mid Ulster from 1983 but lost this seat to Sinn Féin chief negotiator Martin McGuinness at the 1997 election. He took South Antrim at a by-election in 2000 caused by the death of Ulster Unionist Party MP, Clifford Forsythe, but failed to retain this seat at the 2001 election. In the 2005 election he regained the seat.
From 1998 to 2007 he was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster. At the 2007 election, he was elected as Assembly Member for South Antrim.
He is also the minister of Magherafelt Free Presbyterian Church and has made numerous gospel albums.
He was a member of the Shankill Defence Association and in 1971 he was convicted of riotous behaviour in Dungiven. In 1975 he led a prayer service at the paramilitary funerals of Wesley Somerville and Harris Boyle, who were responsible for the Miami Showband killings.
McCrea was criticised by nationalists when he shared a platform at a Portadown rally with the senior loyalist paramilitary Billy Wright in September 1996.
- Birth Date:
- August 06, 1948
- Birthplace:
- Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- Nationality:
- British
- Political party:
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Represents:
- Mid Ulster
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