Lyall Hanson
Canadian politician
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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.
Lyall Hanson | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon Okanagan North (1986–1991) | |
| In office October 22, 1986 – May 28, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Lyle MacWilliam |
| Succeeded by | April Sanders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 20, 1929 |
| Died | April 23, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Party | Reform Party (1994–1996) Social Credit (1991–1994) |
| Occupation | Automobile Dealer |
He was born in Domremy, Saskatchewan, the son of John Engmond Hanson and Katherine Gertrude Ruep. In 1951 he married Betty Jane Fountain. They had 5 children, Nancy, Gordon, John, Jeanne and Cathy. 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]
