George Lyon (Scottish politician)

This article is about the Scottish politician. For other people with the same name, see George Lyon (disambiguation).

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]

George Lyon
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 67) Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Website

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

1. Borland, Craig (26 May 2014). . The Buteman. Johnston Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
2. "European election: UKIP wins first Scottish MEP seat". BBC. 26 May 2014.

External links

• Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: George Lyon

Scottish Parliament
New parliament Scotland Act 1998	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute 1999–2007	Succeeded by Jim Mather