# Geoff Lyons

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{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1953)}}
{{Other people|Geoffrey Lyons}}
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| constituency_MP  = [Bass](/source/Division_of_Bass)
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| term_start1      = 21 August 2010
| term_end1        = 7 September 2013
| predecessor1     = [Jodie Campbell](/source/Jodie_Campbell)
| successor1       = [Andrew Nikolic](/source/Andrew_Nikolic)
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| birth_place      = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), New South Wales, Australia
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| party            = [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party)
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'''Geoffrey Raymond Lyons''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 29 April 1953), an Australian former [politician](/source/politician), was a member of the [Australian House of Representatives](/source/Australian_House_of_Representatives) for the seat of [Bass](/source/Division_of_Bass) in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), representing the [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party).<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-192.htm
 |title        = Bass
 |publisher    = [Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission)
 |work         = Virtual Tally Room
 |date         = 2010-08-24
 |accessdate   = 2010-08-24
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100823164213/http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-192.htm
 |archive-date = 23 August 2010
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref> He succeeded Labor MP [Jodie Campbell](/source/Jodie_Campbell), who retired from politics, at the [2010 federal election](/source/2010_Australian_federal_election).

==Background==
Lyons previously worked in public health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/geoff-lyons/ |title=Labor People – Geoff Lyons |publisher=[Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821001358/http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/geoff-lyons/ |archivedate=21 August 2010 }}</ref> He was later head of office for [Peter Patmore](/source/Peter_Patmore), the state Attorney-General, before contesting the state seat of [Bass](/source/Division_of_Bass_(state)) unsuccessfully at the [2002 state election](/source/2002_Tasmanian_state_election). Prior to his election he had worked for both his predecessor [Jodie Campbell](/source/Jodie_Campbell) and Senator [Helen Polley](/source/Helen_Polley).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/bass.htm|first=Antony|last=Green|authorlink=Antony Green|title=Bass|work=2010 Federal Election|year=2010|accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref>

Lyons is married with three children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/politics/geoff-lyons-may-be-labor39s-man-in-bass/1720412.aspx?storypage=2|title=Geoff Lyons may be Labor's man in Bass|last=Blewett|first=Danielle|date=8 January 2010|work=[The Examiner (Tasmania)](/source/The_Examiner_(Tasmania))|publisher=[Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media)|accessdate=4 September 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2FM38%22 Biography for LYONS, Geoffrey (Geoff) Raymond] (Parliament of Australia)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130508041435/http://www.geofflyons.com.au/ Official Website for Geoff Lyons]

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Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bass
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:Australian MPs 2010–2013

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