Geoff Lyons

For other people named Geoffrey Lyons, see Geoffrey Lyons (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Raymond Lyons OAM (born 29 April 1953), an Australian former politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Bass in Tasmania, representing the Australian Labor Party.^[1] He succeeded Labor MP Jodie Campbell, who retired from politics, at the 2010 federal election.

Geoff Lyons OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass
In office 21 August 2010 – 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Jodie Campbell
Succeeded by	Andrew Nikolic
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-29) 29 April 1953 (age 72) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Background

Lyons previously worked in public health.^[2] He was later head of office for Peter Patmore, the state Attorney-General, before contesting the state seat of Bass unsuccessfully at the 2002 state election. Prior to his election he had worked for both his predecessor Jodie Campbell and Senator Helen Polley.^[3]

Lyons is married with three children.^[4]