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 69) Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Website	Official 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.