George Lee (journalist)
| George Lee | |
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Lee at the by-election count in June 2009.
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office 6 June 2009 – 8 February 2010 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 September 1962 Templeogue, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael (2009–10) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lee |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University College Dublin, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Journalist, Economist, Broadcaster and former Politician |
George Lee (born 27 September 1962) is an Irish economist, journalist, television and radio presenter, and former Fine Gael politician. He worked for RTÉ from 1992 to 2009. He was appointed Economics Editor in 1996. During his time in RTÉ News and Current Affairs he was named Irish Journalist of the Year for uncovering a major tax evasion and overcharging scandal at National Irish Bank. He has also presented many documentary programmes for RTÉ.
Lee became a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency in June 2009, winning a by-election with a 53.4% majority and was referred to as a "celebrity TD". On 8 February 2010 Lee announced his resignation both from Fine Gael and from Dáil Éireann, having spent nine months in politics. His reasoning was that he had "virtually no influence or input". He returned to RTÉ in May 2010, and presented Mind Your Business, followed by The Business on RTÉ Radio 1 from 2010.
Lee's father was a motor mechanic and his mother was a hairdresser. Lee was the seventh in a family of eight children and grew up in Templeogue, Dublin. He attended Coláiste Éanna, a Christian Brothers' School in the Dublin suburb of Ballyroan. Lee is a graduate of University College Dublin and holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics where his specialist area was labour economics and unemployment.
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