Mitzi Dean
Canadian politician
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Mitzi Jayne Dean (born 1968 or 1969)[citation needed] is a British-Canadian non-profit administrator and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election and served until 2024.[1] She represented the electoral district of Esquimalt-Metchosin as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1] She served as Minister of Children and Family Development in British Columbia in the cabinets of John Horgan and David Eby.[2]
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Mitzi Dean | |
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| Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia | |
| In office January 15, 2024 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Grace Lore |
| Succeeded by | Jodie Wickens |
| Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – January 15, 2024 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Katrine Conroy |
| Succeeded by | Grace Lore |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Esquimalt-Metchosin | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maurine Karagianis |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Rotchford (Esquimalt-Colwood) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 56–57)[citation needed] |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Royal Roads University |
| Profession | Administrator |
Private life
In the UK, Dean served in a fundraising role as a national development manager for children's services with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was born in Sevenoaks, England[3] and worked in fundraising and development in organizations offering child protection social work and community-based social services across Great Britain for more than 20 years.
Prior to her election, Dean was appointed the executive director for Pacific Centre Family Services in 2007,[4] having moved to Victoria from England in 2005.
In 2014, Dean received a certificate in executive study for six months of online part-time study at Royal Roads University.[5]
Cabinet positions
Dean was appointed as the province's Parliamentary Secretary of the newly created Gender Equity Secretariat, in the Ministry of Finance, in February 2018 by Premier John Horgan.[6] She then served as the Minister of Children and Family Development.[7] From January to November 2024, she served as Minister of State for Child Care.[2]
Electoral record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Esquimalt-Metchosin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mitzi Dean | 15,070 | 59.32 | +13.07 | $36,746.64 | |||
| Green | Andy MacKinnon | 6,140 | 24.17 | −0.64 | $9,644.51 | |||
| Liberal | RJ Senko | 3,940 | 15.51 | −12.11 | $16,844.69 | |||
| Independent | Desta McPherson | 254 | 1.00 | – | $1,062.36 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,404 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Esquimalt-Metchosin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Mitzi Dean | 11,816 | 46.25 | $65,033 | ||||
| Liberal | Barb Desjardins | 7,055 | 27.62 | $52,675 | ||||
| Green | Andy MacKinnon | 6,339 | 24.81 | 10,290 | ||||
| Libertarian | Josh Steffler | 171 | 0.67 | $200 | ||||
| Independent | Delmar Martay | 102 | 0.40 | $475 | ||||
| Communist | Tyson Riel Strandlund | 65 | 0.25 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,548 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 84 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,632 | 65.88 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 38,909 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10][11] | ||||||||