George Lyon (Scottish politician)
George Lyon | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Scotland | |
In office 4 June 2009 – 2 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Elspeth Attwooll |
Succeeded by | n/a |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | New Parliament |
Succeeded by | Jim Mather |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-07-16) 16 July 1956 (age 68) Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Political party | Liberal Democrat |
Website | Official website |
George Lyon (born 16 July 1956) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland.[1][2]
Lyon is a former farmer from the Isle of Bute, and previous National Farmers Union of Scotland president. From 1999 to 2007 he was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Argyll and Bute, and served as both Chief Whip and Deputy Finance Minister. A member of the Alliance of Liberal Democrats in Europe (ALDE) group whilst in the European Parliament, Lyon was lead spokesperson for ALDE on the Agriculture Committee. Lyon was also vice-chair of the EP's Budget Committee.
References
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: George Lyon
Scottish Parliament | ||
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New parliament Scotland Act 1998 | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute 1999–2007 | Succeeded by Jim Mather |
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the Liberal Democrats in
the Scottish Parliament
- 1999
- Robert Brown
- Ross Finnie
- Donald Gorrie
- Ian Jenkins
- George Lyon
- John Farquhar Munro
- Nora Radcliffe
- Keith Raffan
- Euan Robson
- Mike Rumbles
- Tavish Scott
- Iain Smith
- Margaret Smith
- David Steel
- Nicol Stephen
- Jamie Stone
- Jim Wallace
- 2003
- Mike Pringle
- Jeremy Purvis
- 2005
- Andrew Arbuckle
- 2007
- Jim Hume
- Alison McInnes
- Hugh O'Donnell
- Jim Tolson
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