George Abbott is the Government of British Columbia appointed Commissioner. He is serving his first term as a Commissioner and was appointed in 2025.

George is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and represented Shuswap for 17 years. During his time in office, he served in several cabinet positions, including Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services; Minister of Sustainable Resource Management; Minister of Health; and Minister of Education.

George has a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Government) from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Arts (Political Science) and Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science and Government) from the University of Victoria. Currently, George is an adjunct professor in Political Science at the University of Victoria.

He is Chair of the board at Technical Safety BC, a Director on the Board of the Land Title and Survey Authority, and former Chair of the Board of the Institute for Health System Transformation and Sustainability.

George lives in Victoria with his wife Lesley and is a proud father of three and grandfather of seven.