Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
The Rt. Hon. Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, 3rd Bt. (born 9 June 1944), is a British peer and chartered accountant. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; he sits as a crossbencher.
The son of the 2nd Viscount Craigavon, he was born into a famous Ulster family and was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and at the University of London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science. In 1974, he succeeded to his father's titles. Lord Craigavon is a member of the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Austrian Society. He was made a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1998, a Commander of the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star in the following year and a Knight of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog in 2006.
He is a former trustee of the Progress Educational Trust, and is now an advisor for the Trust. He is an atheist.
Titles and styles
- The Honourable Janric Fraser Craig ( 9 June 1944 - 18 May 1974 )
- Right Honourable Viscount Craigavon ( 18 May 1974- 3rd Viscount Craigavon, of Stormont in the County of Down United Kingdom, Letter patent 20 Jan 1927
- Sir Janric Fraser Craig ( 18 May 1974 3rd Baronet, styled "of Stormont, co. Down, United Kingdom, letter patent 5 Feb 1918)
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Craigavon
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Preceded by | Viscount Craigavon 1974–present |
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- Commanders of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Order of the Polar Star
- Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Alumni of the University of London
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star
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