Dion George
Dr. Dion George is a South African politician, the Shadow Minister of Finance, and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). He serves as a member–elected Trustee and Chair of the Investment Sub–Committee of the Political Office Bearers Pension Fund and in the DA's national leadership as Federal Finance Chair. He is a member of the Party’s Federal Council, Federal Executive and National Management Committee.
Dr. Dion George MP | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Leader | Helen Zille |
| Preceded by | Tim Harris |
| Succeeded by | David Maynier |
| Shadow Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Tim Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Sandton North and Midrand, Gauteng | |
| In office 2008–2015 | |
| Member of Parliament for Beaufort-West, Western Cape | |
| In office 2018–2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Knysna, Western Cape | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Durban |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Elected to the Johannesburg City Council in March 2006, he subsequently took his seat in the National Assembly in January 2008. He was re-elected in 2009 and 2014. He resigned from parliament in May 2015 and returned in November 2018, where he served as a permanent delegate from the Western Cape in the National Council of Provinces. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in May 2019.