Patrick George Atkinson

Patrick George Atkinson is a South African politician who has served as a Democratic Alliance Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Previously he served as a City of Johannesburg municipal councillor from 2019 to 2022 and as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Economic Development and as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa between 2014 and 2019.

Parliamentary career Prior to the 7 May 2014 general election, Atkinson was ranked 70th on the Democratic Alliance's national list and 20th on its regional Gauteng list. At the election, Atkinson won a seat in the National Assembly. He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 21 May 2014. He became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development on 20 June 2014.

In 2018, his committee attendance rate was 93%. Atkinson did not return to the National Assembly. On 17 March 2020, he was announced as the DA's shadow MMC (member of the mayoral committee) for finance.

On 10 February 2022, he was sworn in as a DA Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. He serves on the Finance Committee.

Personal life Atkinson is openly gay.