Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon

The Viscount Craigavon
The Right Honourable; The Viscount Craigavon
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 July 1974; Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 2nd Viscount Craigavon
Personal details
Born	9 June 1944
Political party	Crossbench

Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (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.

Arms

Coat of arms of Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
	Notes Coat of arms of the Craig family Coronet A coronet of a Viscount Crest A Demi-Lion rampant per fess Gules and Sable holding in the dexter paw a Mullet Or Escutcheon Gules a Fess Ermine between three Bridges of as many arches proper Supporters Dexter: a Constable of the Ulster Special Constabulary his hand resting on a Rifle proper; Sinister: a Private of the Royal Ulster Rifles armed and accoutred also proper Motto: Motto Charity Provokes Charity

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Craig	Viscount Craigavon 1974–present	Incumbent

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