Sterling Lyon

The Honourable Sterling Rufus Lyon PC OC OM QC
17th Premier of Manitoba
In office November 24, 1977 – November 30, 1981
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 for Charleswood
In office October 11, 1977 – March 18, 1986
Preceded by	Arthur Moug
Succeeded by	Jim Ernst
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Souris-Killarney
In office November 7, 1976 – October 11, 1977
Preceded by	Earl McKellar
Succeeded by	Brian Ransom
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Garry
In office June 16, 1958 – June 25, 1969
Preceded by	L. Raymond Fennell
Succeeded by	Bud Sherman
Personal details
Born	(1927-01-30)January 30, 1927 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 16, 2010(2010-12-16) (aged 83) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Barbara Jean Mayers ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	5
Residence(s)	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma mater	University of Manitoba (LL.B.)
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)^[1] 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.