John Lyon (commissioner)

John MacDonald Lyon CB (born 12 April 1948)[1] was the British Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012.[2]

In 2009, Lyon's workload was increased by the MPs expenses scandal, which generated considerable interest in parliamentary standards or rather the lack of them. In 2010, he became involved in investigating a "cash for influence" scandal. Despite working on such high-profile cases, Lyon himself maintained a low profile, something which attracted adverse comment.[citation needed]

In 2012, Lyon stood for election to the Council of the National Trust but was not elected.[3]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who 2013
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards". Archived from the original on 20 March 2006.
    - "Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Annual Report April 2010 – March 2011". UK Parliament. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Information about candidates for election to Council" (PDF). National Trust. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
    - "2012 Council election results". National Trust. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.


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