Q:Facts:   - death place: honiara , solomon islands    - successor: sir moses pitakaka    - monarch: elizabeth ii    - predecessor: sir baddeley devesi    - office: governor general of solomon islands    - death date: 24 december 2014      - term end: 7 july 1994    - term start: 7 july 1988    - birth date: 22 november 1947    - name: sir george lepping    - birth place: shortland islands , solomon islands   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george lepping .
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sir george gerea dennis lepping gcmg -lrb- 22 november 1947 -- 24 december 2014 -rrb- served as the second governor-general of the solomon islands from july 7 , 1988 to july 7 , 1994 .lepping is a native of the shortland islands of western province .in march 2010 , sir george was appointed the chairman of the 2012 festival pacific arts organising committee .