Joseph Lyons

Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 - 7 April 1939) was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia. He was Premier of Tasmania in the 1920s. He was from the Labor Party. In 1931 he took his supporters and joined the other side. He started a new party called the United Australia Party. In January 1932 his new party won the elections. Lyons was the first Prime Minister to die while in office.

Category:1879 births
Category:1939 deaths
Lyons, Joseph
Category:Premiers of Tasmania
Category:Politicians from Tasmania
Category:Australian Labor Party politicians
Category:Leaders of the Opposition (Australia)
Category:United Australia Party politicians
Category:Treasurers of Australia