Dr Dion George

National Assembly

Formerly: National Council of Provinces

@diontgeorge

About Dion George

Dr George attended Wits University. 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 also a community activist - this later prompted his political career. He further acquired a BA (Hons), MBA (Wits) and DBL (Economics) degrees and an Advanced Certificate in Municipal Governance. His MBA research report received the Investec Securities Prize for the Best Research in the field of investments. He joined the Democratic Party in 1995 and, in 2005, was elected chairman of the DA branch in Sandown, Sandton. Read more here

2020 committee attendance as mp

82% attendance rate

Attended 42 meetings out of 51

2019 committee attendance as mp

76% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 41

2018 committee attendance as mp

43% attendance rate

Attended 3 meetings out of 7

2015 committee attendance as mp

48% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 29

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

67% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 27

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Finance Standing Committee — Mpati Commission of Inquiry Report: PIC briefing, with Minister and Deputy Minister — 2 Dec 2020
Finance Standing Committee — Postponement of BRRR; Determination of FFC Commissioners’ salaries — 2 Dec 2020
Finance Standing Committee — Solidarity Fund briefing — 1 Dec 2020
Finance Standing Committee — Mpati Commission of Inquiry Report: National Treasury & PIC briefing (meeting postponed) — 25 Nov 2020
Finance Standing Committee — Nugent Commission: National Treasury & SARS briefing, with Deputy Minister — 24 Nov 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

9th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Economic and Business Development (NCOP Committees) from 16th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Trade and International Relations (NCOP Committees) from 16th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Appropriations (NCOP Committees) from 16th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties (NCOP) (Ad Hoc Committees) from 16th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Finance (NCOP Committees) from 16th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 15th November 2018 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Parmed (Ad Hoc Committees) from 3rd October 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 1st June 2015
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 1st June 2015
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
9th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Midrand (Constituency Area) from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Midrand (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Public Accounts (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

BENEFITS

Source	Description
Alexander Forbes	Living annuity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sea Point
Sectional title	55sq.m.	Tableview

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sandhurst
Sectional Title	129sq.m.	Sea Point
Sectional title	55sq.m.	Tableview

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title	55sq.m.	Tableview
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sandhurst
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sea Point

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title	55sq.m.	Tableview
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sandhurst
Sectional title	129sq.m.	Sea Point

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional Title	129sq.m.	Sandhurst
Sectional Title	129sq.m.	Sea Point
Sectional Title	55sq.m.	Table View

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional Title	119 sq.m.	Sandhurst
Sectional title	117 sq.m.	Sea Point
Sectional Title	55 sq.m.	Table View

Committee appearances

Briefing by Solidarity Fund 1 Dec 2020

Dr D George (DA) thanked the Solidarity Fund for what it has done for South Africa during the pandemic. He asked for the reason for the change in CEO. He pointed out that the first CEO was
National Treasury & PIC on Mpati Commission of Inquiry Report 25 Nov 2020

Dr D George (DA) agreed with Mr Hill-Lewis that the meeting should continue, arguing that a meeting with the PIC was a rare occurrence. He noted that, in his 12 years on the Committee, the absence of the political authority had not stopped entities from making submissions to the Committee.
SARB Amendment Bill: public hearings 18 Nov 2020

Dr D George (DA) asked the ANCYL Crisis Committee whether it was speaking on behalf of the ANC or the ANCYL only. He stated that he was aware that the Bill was unconstitutional due to the lack of provision of compensation for shareholders. He asked the ANCYLCC if it would ...
Auditing Profession Amendment Bill: Voting & Committee Report 17 Nov 2020

Mr D George (DA) stated that the Democratic Alliance reserves their right on the report.
TLAB, TALAB and Rates Bills: voting and Committee Reports 11 Nov 2020

Dr D George (DA) stated that the DA reserves its position on the Bill.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 19 Nov 2020

(1)With reference to his statement in his Budget Speech on 26 February 2020 that provisional allocations will only be confirmed once certain requirements have been met, and considering the fact that SA Airways (SAA) has now been allocated its initial provisional allocation of R6,5 billion in the 2020 Medium Term Budget ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 15 Sep 2020

With regard to the assets of deregistered pension funds, what (a) total amount of unclaimed benefit funds is held, (b) steps are being taken to trace and pay beneficiaries and (c) total number of beneficiaries have been traced and paid since January 2017?
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 24 Aug 2020

Whether, with regard to regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act, Act 24 of 1956, investment infrastructure will be listed as an asset class; if not, why not; if so, (a) what limit will be imposed and (b) will investment in this asset class be prescribed?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

TAX ADMINISTRATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (Second Reading Debate) 26 Nov 2019

... to avert the plunge of our economy over the fiscal cliff. That is the point at which all of
government revenue is spent on the public sector wage bill, interest repayments and social grants.
If government behaviour does not change now, there would be no money for service delivery. ...
TAX ADMINISTRATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (Second Reading Debate) 26 Nov 2019

Hon Deputy Speaker, in February, the Minister will tell us what government is going to do ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

BENEFITS

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

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