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Seriake Henry Dickson is an honorary citizen of the States of Georgia and South Carolina in the United States of America. He was presented a key to the city of Stonecrest, Georgia, as well as a humanitarian award by Trinity International University of Ambassadors, USA in 2017.

On January 11, 2016, Dickson was re-elected Governor of Bayelsa State after a fiercely contested election. On the 14th of February, 2020, Dickson officially handed over to Douye Diri.

Seriake Henry Dickson assumed his role as Governor of Bayelsa State on 14 February 2012. The Independent National Electoral Commission reported that Seriake Henry Dickson won over 90% of the votes. They went on to say that this helped in "further strengthening the PDP's stranglehold on power there since Jonathan became president."

In April 2011, he was elected for a second term; this election was the first time that someone in his constituency has done this. In his second term, he was appointed Chairman House Committee on Special Duties.

Seriake Henry Dickson was elected to the National Assembly's House of Representatives in 2007 and was appointed Chairman, House Committee on Justice and member of several committees including Defence, National Security, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs

In January 2006, Seriake Henry Dickson was appointed the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Bayelsa State (2006 to 2007) by the then Governor, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR.

Seriake Henry Dickson began his political career as a member of Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) and was elected as the Bayelsa State Chapter Chairman of the party from 1998 to 2000. The political party produced a Senator representing Bayelsa West, a Member of the House of Representatives representing Sagbama - Ekeremor Federal Constituency and three Members of the State House of Assembly from Brass Local Government. After his tenure as Chairman elapsed, was elected National Legal Adviser of the Alliance for Democracy and served in that position between 2000 and 2002.

As a Lawyer, he worked with Serena David Dokubo & CO as an Associate Solicitor from 1994 to 1995 and moved to Aluko & Oyebode, a prominent Law firm in Lagos, also as an Associate Solicitor between 1995 and 1996. He founded Seriake Dickson & CO in Port Harcourt and later Yenagoa and became its Managing Solicitor from 1996 to 2006. He was elected pioneer Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yenagoa from 1996 to 1998.

Dickson would enroll in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, to study Law in 1988; he would earn his LL.B in 1992. In 1993, he went on to earn his Bachelors in Law from the Nigerian Law School, and was also called to the Nigerian Bar shortly thereafter.

Seriake Henry Dickson joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1986. Upon his graduation from the law school in 1993, he was appointed a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1994 from where he proceeded to Nigeria Police Academy, Kano for Officer's Training. It was in the course of his training that he voluntarily resigned from the Police Force after nearly a decade of policing, to practice Law.

Dickson attended Kolobiriowei Primary School, Toru-Orua from 1972 to 1978 where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate and proceeded to Government Secondary School, Toru-Ebeni in 1978 to 1983 where he got his West African School Certificate (WASSCE/GCE).

Seriake Henry Dickson (born 28 January 1966) is a Nigerian politician and a Lawyer. He is the former Governor of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria from 14 February 2012 to 14 February 2020. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 until 2012.

Seriake Henry Dickson was born 28 January 1966 in Toru-Orua Town of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. He is a descendant of the King Kpadia Royal House of Tarakiri Kingdom.