Geoff Lyons | |
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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 | Sydney,New South Wales,Australia | 29 April 1953
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
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.
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]
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