Dion George
Dion George | |
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George in 2024 | |
| Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | |
| In office 3 July 2024 – 12 November 2025 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Narend Singh Bernice Swarts |
| Preceded by | Barbara Creecy |
| Succeeded by | Willie Aucamp |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 15 January 2026 | |
| 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 |
| Citizenship | South African United States |
| Party | Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | |
Dion Travers George (born 26 May 1966) is a South African politician who served as the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries from July 2024 to November 2025. He was a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA) until January 2026.
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 was the DA's federal finance chairperson from April 2018 to January 2026. He formerly held the same office between 2010 and 2015.