Brendan Lyons
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Enid Lyons (mother)
Kevin Lyons (brother)
Brendan Lyons | |
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| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass | |
| In office 15 May 1982 – 8 February 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brendan Aloysius Lyons 17 June 1927[1] |
| Died | 7 September 2010 (aged 83) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | Joseph Lyons (father) Enid Lyons (mother) Kevin Lyons (brother) |
Brendan Aloysius Lyons (17 June 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Australian politician who served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986, representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister from 1984 until his defeat at the 1986 state election. His father Joseph, mother Enid, and brother Kevin preceded him in politics.
Lyons was born on 17 June 1927 in Hobart, Tasmania, the eighth of twelve children born to Enid (Burnell) and Joseph Lyons. When he was an infant his parents moved to Devonport on the island's north coast, where he spent his early childhood.[2] At the time of Brendan's birth, Joseph Lyons was Premier of Tasmania. He entered federal politics in 1929 and became Prime Minister of Australia in 1932, but died in office in 1939. Brendan and the younger children moved into The Lodge with their parents, while the older children were sent to boarding schools. The house was too small for the entire family, so he had to sleep on an enclosed verandah. He later recalled his playtime being interrupted by buses of tourists arriving to view the house; there were no security guards at the time.[3] Lyons was educated firstly at the Sisters of the Good Samaritan school in Canberra, then at St Patrick's College, Goulburn,[4] and finally Xavier College, Melbourne.[5]