John Lyon (commissioner)

John MacDonald Lyon CB (born 12 April 1948)[1] served as British Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012.[2][3]

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.[4]

In 2012 Lyon stood for election to the Council of the National Trust but was not elected.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who 2013
  2. ↑ Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
  3. ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/pcfs/publications/press-notices/pressnotice23/
  4. ↑ "Invisible ombudsman", Daily Mail
  5. ↑ "Information about candidates for election to Council" (PDF). National Trust. 2012.
  6. ↑ "2012 Council election results". National Trust. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.


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