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
^ abO'Handley, Kathryn (1995). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ ab"Lyall Hanson (1989–1991)". Local Government Department History. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-02-20.