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George Driediger was born in Drake, Saskatchewan and came to B.C. in 1944 with his family. After high school he went to study at the Inter-denominational Berean Bible College in Calgary. He did lay preaching work in the summer ntil he was fully ordained. George married June F. Francisco while in college. He took post-graduate studies at Eston, Sask. for one year, and then a pastorage charge in Calgary. Whilein B.C. he helped on his father's strawberry farm. He was attracted to the Social Credit Party in Alberta, and joined the Otter Social Credit group in B.C. George then won the provincal presidency for the Social Credit League Party. He was the president of the B.C. Farmers Union, vice-president of the board of directors for the Pacific Co-operative Fruit and Vegetable Union of Mission, and one of the original organizers and decons for the Evangelistic Tabernacle. He has two children, Murray and Brenda. He was the Mayor of the Township of Langley from 1976 to 1979. His political career was not without minor scandals, such as being charged with shooting a deer out of season and allegedly selling property to Benpel Industries Ltd. in 1978. in addition to his political career, Driediger was a member of the business world and the owner of a tow truck company.

Work began on Willowbrook Mall in May 1978.