Basil McCrea

Basil McCrea
Leader of NI21
In office
6 June 2013  November 2016
DeputyJohn McCallister
Johnny McCarthy
Vacant
Preceded byOffice created
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Lagan Valley
In office
7 March 2007  5 May 2016
Preceded byBilly Bell
Succeeded byRobbie Butler
Member of
Lisburn City Council
In office
5 May 2005  5 May 2011
Preceded byWilliam Falloon
Succeeded byPaul Stewart
ConstituencyDownshire
Personal details
Born (1959-11-13) 13 November 1959
Omagh, Northern Ireland
Political partyNI21 (2013–2016)
Independent (2013)
Ulster Unionist (before 2013)
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
University of Ulster
ProfessionChemical engineer

Basil McCrea (born 13 November 1959) is a former Northern Irish politician. He was the party leader of NI21 from 2013 until it disbanded in 2016. He was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2007 to 2016.