Lyall Hanson Explained

Lyall Hanson
Birth Date:20 July 1929
Birth Place:Domremy, Saskatchewan
Death Place:Vernon, British Columbia
Constituency Am1:Okanagan-Vernon
Okanagan North (1986–1991)
Assembly1:British Columbia Legislative
Term Start1:October 22, 1986
Term End1:May 28, 1996
Predecessor1:Lyle MacWilliam
Successor1:April Sanders
Party:Reform Party (1994–1996)
Social Credit (1991–1994)
Occupation:Automobile Dealer

Lyall Franklin Hanson (July 20, 1929 – April 23, 2018) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Okanagan North from 1986 to 1991 and Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit then Reform Party member.

He was born in Domremy, Saskatchewan, the son of John Engmond Hanson and Katherine Gertrude Ruep. In 1984, Hanson married Nancy McGaw. He was a car dealer in Vernon and Vancouver in British Columbia.[1] He served as mayor of Vernon before entering provincial politics. Hanson served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour and Consumer Services from 1986 to 1989[2] and as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1989 to 1991. He was named interim leader for the Social Credit party in 1994 but soon after joined the Reform Party.[3] He died in Vernon, British Columbia in 2018 at the age of 88.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: O'Handley, Kathryn. Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1995 .
  2. Web site: BC Ministers of Labour (1917 – present) . WorkSafe BC . 2012-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150506124405/http://www.worksafebc.com/about_us/history/abt_20_10_30.asp . 2015-05-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: Lyall Hanson (1989–1991) . Local Government Department History . Government of British Columbia . 2012-02-20.
  4. Web site: Lyall Franklin Hanson Obituary. 23 April 2018.