Sir George Gerea Dennis Lepping, GCMG MBE (22 November 1947 – 24 December 2014)[1] served as the second Governor-General of the Solomon Islands from 7 July 1988 to 7 July 1994.

[2][3][4] Lepping was a native of the Shortland Islands of Western Province.

[5] Lepping was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1981 New Year Honours for contribution to "public service and sport.

[7] In March 2010, Sir George was appointed the Chairman of the 2012 Festival Pacific Arts Organising Committee.

[8] Up until his death, he was a chairman of the Eminent Persons Advisory Council (EPAC) of the Solomon Islands Government's Constitutional Reform Unit.