Dion George
Dion George | |
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George in 2024 | |
| Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Narend Singh Bernice Swarts |
| Preceded by | Barbara Creecy |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 1 June 2015 | |
| Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Western Cape | |
| In office 15 November 2018 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dion Travers George 26 May 1966 Durban, Natal Province South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | |
Dion Travers George (born 26 May 1966) is a South African politician who has served as the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries since July 2024. He is a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
After a career in the financial services industry, George entered party politics in 2005 when he was elected as chairman of the DA's branch in Sandown, Sandton, an upscale suburb of Johannesburg. Following two years in the Johannesburg City Council, he joined Parliament in January 2008 and became the DA's Shadow Minister of Finance in May 2009.
He served in the National Assembly from 2008 to 2015 and in the National Council of Provinces from 2018 to 2019, with a hiatus in the private sector between 2015 and 2018. He returned to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election and joined the cabinet after the May 2024 general election, when the DA formed a coalition government with the African National Congress.
George has been the DA's federal finance chairperson since April 2018. He formerly held the same office between 2010 and 2015.