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. After the 2006 municipal elections, he served the City of Johannesburg as a PR councillor on various committees, including housing, finance, economic development and municipal accounts. In 2008 he joined Parliament and served on the Finance Committee. He has served as Shadow Minister for SCOPA and currently as the Federal Finance Chairperson within the DA. Source: www.da.org.za/our_people

2019 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 27

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 records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Finance Standing Committee — National Treasury & entities audit outcomes: AGSA briefing — 8 Oct 2019
Finance Standing Committee — TLAB, TALAB, Rates Bill & Income Tax Amendment Bill: Treasury & SARS response to public submissions — 18 Sep 2019
Finance Standing Committee — Nugent Commission recommendations: progress report by SARS — 17 Sep 2019
Finance Standing Committee — South African Reserve Bank & Prudential Authority on 2018/19 Annual Reports — 11 Sep 2019
Finance Standing Committee — TLAB, TALAB, Rates Bill & Income Tax Amendment Bill: public hearings — 10 Sep 2019

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

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
Member at Select Committee on Finance (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 Select Committee on Economic and Business Development (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
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Trade and International Relations (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
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
9th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National 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
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Midrand (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) until 6th May 2014
Member at Public Accounts (Committee) 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

SARS on progress in implementing recommendations relating to Nugent Commission of Enquiry Report 17 Sep 2019

Dr D George (DA) said the Nugent Commission report “reads like a horror story.” However, it was pleasing that progress was being made in rebuilding SARS. Referring to executive bonuses, he asked what the executive was doing when SARS was “falling over.”
South African Reserve Bank & Prudential Authority on 2018/19 Annual Reports 11 Sep 2019

Dr D George (DA) noted that the economy was very weak currently, and there were many reasons for this. As an independent and important institution in the economic space, has SARB engaged government about the economic challenges? What was the SARB’s views about government policy and its impact on ...
TLAB, TALAB, Rates Bill & Income Tax Amendment Bill: public hearings 10 Sep 2019

Dr D George (DA) said the impact of the Section12J impact had not been fully felt in the economy because it had not been there for very long. He asked whether any research had been done on this.
Steinhoff Investigation update 4 Sep 2019

Dr D George (DA) stated that he was new to the matter but what did seem clear was that there had been a corporate governance failure of spectacular proportions and no one had been held to account and that had had an impact on the GEPF and other pension funds ...
National Treasury & SARS on TLAB, TALAB, Rates Bill & Income Tax Amendment Bill 3 Sep 2019

Dr D George (DA) said that page 23 of the presentation showed no increases in medical tax credits to assist the funding of the National Health Insurance (NHI). Had Treasury factored in the cost of the NHI incoming legislation?

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 24 Apr 2015

How will the expansion of the development finance institutions be financed?
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 24 Apr 2015

Whether he has identified any regulatory obstacles to faster economic growth for reduction and removal; if not, why not; if so, what are they?
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 17 Apr 2015

Whether the National Health Insurance policy objective has been costed; if not, why not; if so, is it affordable?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NO462E 4 Mar 2015

Speaker, South Africa seems disinterested in exercising the political will to tackle the problem of illicit financial flows. The Deputy President said, in the NCOP, that capital flows are necessary for economic growth and that the Reserve Bank and Sars regularly monitor the inflows and outflows of capital.
Illicit financial ...
Appropriation Bill 17 Jul 2014

On a point of order, Chairperson! On a point of order: My colleague is quite right. It is a point of order. [Interjections.]

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

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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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