Lyall Franklin Hanson (July 20, 1929[1] – April 23, 2018) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Okanagan North from 1986 to 1991 and Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit then Reform Party member.

He was born in Domremy, Saskatchewan, the son of John Engmond Hanson and Katherine Gertrude Ruep. In 1984, Hanson married Nancy McGaw. He was a car dealer in Vernon and Vancouver in British Columbia.[1] He served as mayor of Vernon before entering provincial politics.[2] Hanson served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour and Consumer Services from 1986 to 1989[3] and as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1989 to 1991. He was named interim leader for the Social Credit party in 1994 but soon after joined the Reform Party.[2] He died in Vernon, British Columbia in 2018 at the age of 88.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Handley, Kathryn (1995). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ a b "Lyall Hanson (1989–1991)". Local Government Department History. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. ^ "BC Ministers of Labour (1917 – present)". WorkSafe BC. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ^ "Lyall Franklin Hanson Obituary". 23 April 2018.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyall_Hanson
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