George Lyon (born 16 July 1956 in Rothesay) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute, and Deputy Minister for Finance, Public Service Reform and Parliamentary Business. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the county of Bute, Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...

Previously a Vice-President, then President of the National Farmers Union of Scotland, he joined the Liberal Democrats not long before he was first elected to the Scottish Parliament (to represent Argyll and Bute) at the 1999 election. It is rumoured that John Swinney, the then Vice-Convenor of the Scottish National Party had tried to persuade him to join the nationalists. The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... The polling date for the first Scottish Parliament election was held on 7th May, 1999. ... John Swinney John Swinney is the former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...

He was re-elected in 2003 and is currently a co-convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Cross-Party Group on the Scottish Economy. The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ...

Following Nicol Stephen's election as party leader and succession as Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Lyon was appointed Deputy Minister for Finance, Public Service Reform and Parliamentary Business in the Scottish Executive. Nicol Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is Deputy First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South. ... The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is, as the name suggests, the Deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. ... The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ...

See Also

• List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams

Dewar Government Donald Dewar, Scotlands first First Minister, obtained the Scottish Parliaments approval to the first slate of members of the Scottish Executive and Junior Scottish Ministers on 19 May 1999. ...

External Links

• George Lyon MSP official site
• George Lyon MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
• George Lyon MSP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats