William Craig (Northern Ireland politician)

William Craig
Leader of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
In office February 1972 – February 1978
Deputy	Reg Empey Glenn Barr David Trimble
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of Parliament for Belfast East
In office 28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979
Preceded by	Stanley McMaster
Succeeded by	Peter Robinson
Member of the Constitutional Convention for Belfast East
In office 1 May 1975 – 1975
Preceded by	Convention created
Succeeded by	Convention dissolved
Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Antrim
In office 28 June 1973 – 1974
Preceded by	Assembly established
Succeeded by	Assembly abolished
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Larne
In office 5 February 1960 – 1972
Preceded by	Walter Topping
Succeeded by	Parliament abolished
Personal details
Born	(1924-12-02)2 December 1924 Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Died	25 April 2011(2011-04-25) (aged 86) Bangor, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist (pre 1972; 1978-1982) Ulster Vanguard (1972 - 1978)
Spouse	Doris Hilgendorff ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Queen's University, Belfast
Profession	Solicitor
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1943–1945
Battles/wars	World War II

William "Bill" Craig (2 December 1924 – 25 April 2011) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and solicitor, best known for forming the Unionist Vanguard movement.