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Alexander Alan Craig is a British political campaigner who was leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance from 2004 to 2013. He stood as a candidate for Mayor of London in 2008 and was a councillor in the London Borough of Newham for eight years. Craig was Director of the Mayflower Centre in Canning Town between 1995 and 2004. ==Political career== Craig first stood for Newham Council in 1998 as a Christian Democrat candidate in Ordnance ward and in 2001 he stood in a by-election for Beckton ward. He was elected to Newham Council for Canning Town South in the 2002 local elections becoming the only opposition councillor. In the 2006 elections he was re-elected with an increased majority as part of a group of three Christian Peoples Alliance councillors. However he lost his council seat in 2010. He stood in the elections for directly elected mayor of Newham in 2002, 2006 and 2010, coming fourth each time. He became leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance in 2004 and led the party in the 2005 general election. Craig opposed the building of the London Markaz Mosque; he said that while he supports the right to worship, he had fears over the impact upon the community and on security. He also opposed the opening of one of the regional casinos in Newham, campaigned to end the DESO-funded arms fair and played a leading role in the campaign to save the Queens Road Market. In 2011 he was criticised〔("Anglican newspaper defends 'Gaystapo' article" ''The Guardian'' 8 November 2011 )〕 for referring to the "Gaystapo" of "gay-rights storm troopers".〔http://www.alansangle.com/?p=851〕 In 2013 Craig became the spokesperson for a new group called ('Gay Marriage No Thanks' ). Craig is on the Council of the Movement for Christian Democracy, the Canning Town Partnership Board and the Council for Racial Equality in Newham.〔(Christians Peoples Alliance - People )〕 On 7 October 2014, it was announced that Craig had applied to join UKIP.〔Asa Bennett, ("Ukip Defend Controversial Ex-Christian Party Leader Alan Craig Joining Party" ), ''Huffington Post UK''〕 In the 2015 general election he was the UKIP candidate for Brent North〔(Statement of Persons Nominated, Brent North )〕 but lost his deposit.〔(Election result on Brent Council website ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Craig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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