| George Lyon | |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Constituency Mp: | Scotland |
| Term Start: | 4 June 2009 |
| Term End: | 2 July 2014 |
| Parliament: | European |
| Predecessor: | Elspeth Attwooll |
| Successor: | n/a |
| Parliament2: | Scottish |
| Term Start2: | 6 May 1999 |
| Term End2: | 2 April 2007 |
| Predecessor2: | New Parliament |
| Successor2: | Jim Mather |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| 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.