Dion George

Dr. Dion George MP
Shadow Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Kobus Marais
Member of Parliament for Midrand/Sandton North, Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance

Dr. Dion George MP is a South African economist and politician, the Shadow Minister of Finance,^[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).^[2]

Early life

Dion was born in Durban and moved to Vanderbijlpark at a young age, where he completed high school. At 17, he went to Wits University and has lived in Johannesburg ever since. After completing his undergraduate degree and compulsory national service, he entered the financial services industry where he built his career. During this time, he was a vigorous community activist and this prompted what he describes as his other career, politics. ^[3]

Education

Dion holds BA (Hons), MBA (Wits) and DBL (Economics) degrees and an Advanced Certificate in Municipal Governance. His MBA research report entitled "Investment choice for individual members of retirement funds" received the Investec Securities Prize for the Best Research in the field of Investments. ^[4]

Political career

He joined the Democratic Party in 1995 and, in 2005, was elected chairman of the DA branch in Sandown, Sandton. After the 2006 municipal elections, he served the City of Johannesburg as a PR councillor on various committees, including housing, finance and economic development and municipal accounts.

In January 2008, he took his seat in parliament where he serves on the Portfolio Committee on Finance and as political head of the Sandton North and Midrand Constituency. He says the primary focus in his constituency as ensuring on-going service delivery and maintenance with orderly urban planning and development.

On his re-elction to Parliament in 2009 he was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Finance. He continues to help the DA affirm its stance as the “Official Opposition Party” in South Africa and is regarded as one of the great financial minds^[5] in South Africa.

References

1. ^ "DA shadow cabinet - full list of names". http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=129068&sn=Detail. 
2. ^ "National List MPs" (PDF). http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/NationalList_MPs.pdf. 
3. ^ "Dion Bio". http://www.da.org.za/our_people.htm?action=view-page&category=members-of-parliament&person=662. 
4. ^ "Dion WhosWho". http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/dion-george. 
5. ^ "World Finances Statement". http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-statement-by-dion-george-democratic-alliance-shadow-minister-of-finance-on-the-global-economic-situation-09082011-2011-08-09. 

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Political offices
Preceded by Kobus Marais	South African Shadow Minister of Finance 2009–present	Incumbent

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