Mitzi Dean

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The Honourable
Mitzi Dean
MLA
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Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 26, 2020
Preceded byKatrine Conroy
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia
In office
February 15, 2018 – November 26, 2020
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byGrace Lore
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Esquimalt-Metchosin
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byMaurine Karagianis
Personal details
Born1968/1969 (age 52–53)
Sevenoaks, England
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceMetchosin, British Columbia
Alma materRoyal Roads University
ProfessionAdministrator

Mitzi Jayne Dean is a British-Canadian non-profit administrator and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Esquimalt-Metchosin as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1] She is currently Minister for the Ministry of Child and Family Development. [2]

Mitzi 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.[3]

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 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[5] 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. Her background is fundraising development, not social work.

In 2014, Dean received a certificate in executive study for six months of online part-time study at Royal Roads University.[6]

Electoral record[]

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2020 British Columbia general election: Esquimalt-Metchosin
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[7][8]
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2017 British Columbia general election: Esquimalt-Metchosin
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[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b NDP's Mitzi Dean cruises to comfortable victory in Esquimalt-Metchosin. Times Colonist May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ </nowiki>https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/children-and-family-development/biography<nowiki>
  3. ^ Premier, Office of the (2018-02-15). "Premier John Horgan appoints Mitzi Dean as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ^ https://pacificcentrefamilyservices.org/about-us
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Pacific Centre Family Services
  7. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.


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