Sterling Lyon
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The Honourable Sterling Rufus Lyon PC, OC, OM, QC |
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| 17th Premier of Manitoba | |
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In office November 24, 1977 – November 17, 1981 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Francis L. Jobin Pearl McGonigal |
| Preceded by | Edward Schreyer |
| Succeeded by | Howard Pawley |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office June 16, 1958 – June 25, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | L. Raymond Fennell |
| Succeeded by | Bud Sherman |
| Constituency | Fort Garry |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office November 7, 1976 – October 11, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Earl McKellar |
| Succeeded by | Brian Ransom |
| Constituency | Souris-Killarney |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office October 11, 1977 – March 18, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Moug |
| Succeeded by | Jim Ernst |
| Constituency | Charleswood |
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January 30, 1927 Windsor, Ontario |
| Died | December 16, 2010 (aged 83) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Jean Mayers (m. 1953) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | United College |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | Attorney-General (1958–1963) Minister of Municipal Affairs (1960–1961) Minister of Public Utilities (1961–1963) Minister of Mines and Natural Resources (1963–1966) Minister of Public Utilities (1964) Attorney General (1966–1969) Minister of Tourism and Recreation Commission, Northern Affairs (1966–1968) Leader of the Opposition (1981–1983) |
Sterling Rufus Lyon, PC OC OM QC (January 30, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was a Canadian lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th Premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several fiscally-conservative measures, and was sometimes seen as a local version of the government of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom. He also successfully fought for the inclusion of the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of David Rufus Lyon and Ella Mae Cuthbert, he moved with his family to Manitoba at a young age and grew up in Portage la Prairie.
Lyon graduated from United College (now the University of Winnipeg) in 1948, and received an LL.B from the Manitoba Law School in 1953. Following the completion of his legal education he worked as a crown attorney for the next four years. In 1953, he married Barbara Jean Mayers.
Lyon was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1958, in the south-central Winnipeg riding of Fort Garry. A Progressive Conservative, Lyon defeated incumbent Liberal-Progressive MLA L. Raymond Fennell, and was subsequently named as Attorney General in Dufferin Roblin's minority government.
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