George Lee (born 27 September 1962)[1] is an Irish economist, journalist, television and radio presenter, and former Fine Gael politician.

On 8 February 2010, Lee announced his resignation both from Fine Gael and from Dáil Éireann, having spent nine months in politics.

Lee famously travelled to work in RTÉ using a Segway,[1] once giving it a test ride live on Tubridy Tonight.

[3] Two years later he started at University College Dublin where he studied economics under academics such as Brendan Walsh and Peter Neary.

Prior to his move into broadcasting, he lectured in NUI, Galway and then worked as a journalist with The Sunday Business Post.

He has devised, researched and presented several television series, including Moneybox, More To Do, Winds of Change, and Beyond the Berlin Wall.

[11] George Lee was parodied in the 1990s comedy Bull Island, where he was seen "menacingly staring down the lens of a camera",[12] and has also been featured on RTÉ 2fm's Nob Nation.

[25][26] It emerged that on 2 February, Lee met with the Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and told him of his intention to resign.

Speaking to reporters outside Leinster House soon after his announcement, Lee said it would have been dishonest of him to accept the position: "I had absolutely no input for nine months.

Asked if his resignation was a vote of no confidence in Kenny, Lee said there were "certainly lots of large mutterings at the moment in relation to the leader's position".

George Lee was criticised after his resignation by Senator Eoghan Harris, who was speaking on the Lunchtime programme of Newstalk Radio.

Harris suggested financial considerations and long working hours of politicians were the reasons why Lee resigned.

[2] When John Murray moved to present his own programme, Lee took over The Business slot on 4 September 2010 on Saturday mornings on RTÉ Radio 1.

[34] In addition to the radio edition, Lee has presented a televised version on RTÉ One, also titled The Business.