Mitzi Dean
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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 |
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]
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]