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.

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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