{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Mitzi Dean | honorific_suffix = | image = Mitzi_Dean_2_%2833418412612%29.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|48|2017|4|30}}{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} | birth_place = Sevenoaks, England | office = Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia | term_start = January 15, 2024 | term_end = November 18, 2024 | premier = David Eby | predecessor = Grace Lore | successor = Jodie Wickens | office1 = Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | term_start1 = November 26, 2020 | term_end1 = January 15, 2024 | premier1 = John Horgan<br>David Eby | predecessor1 = Katrine Conroy | successor1 = Grace Lore | assembly2 = British Columbia Legislative | constituency_AM2 = Esquimalt-Metchosin | term_start2 = May 9, 2017 | term_end2 = September 21, 2024 | predecessor2 = Maurine Karagianis | successor2 = Darlene Rotchford (Esquimalt-Colwood) | party = New Democratic Party | profession = Administrator | alma_mater = Royal Roads University | spouse = | children = }}
'''Mitzi Jayne Dean''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|48|2017|4|30|noage=y}}){{citation needed|date=April 2025}} 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.<ref name=pittmeadows>[http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/ndp-s-mitzi-dean-cruises-to-comfortable-victory-in-esquimalt-metchosin-1.19150532 NDP's Mitzi Dean cruises to comfortable victory in Esquimalt-Metchosin]. Times Colonist May 9, 2017.</ref> She represented the electoral district of Esquimalt-Metchosin as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.<ref name=pittmeadows/> She served as Minister of Children and Family Development in British Columbia in the cabinets of John Horgan and David Eby.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Meissner |first=Dirk |date=Jan 15, 2024 |title=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-drops-mitzi-dean-1.7084660 |work=CBC News}}</ref>
== 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<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/times-colonist/20170430/282303910033580 |via=PressReader}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pacificcentrefamilyservices.org/about-us|title = About Us|date = June 2, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pacificcentrefamilyservices.org/about-us|title=Pacific Centre Family Services|work=Pacific Centre Family Services Association |date=June 2, 2011 }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2018 |title=Premier John Horgan appoints Mitzi Dean as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PREM0023-000215 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |website=news.gov.bc.ca |publisher=Office of the Premier of BC}}</ref> She then served as the Minister of Children and Family Development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honourable Mitzi Dean | BC Gov News |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/children-and-family-development/biography}}</ref> From January to November 2024, she served as Minister of State for Child Care.<ref name=":0" />
==Electoral record== {{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Esquimalt-Metchosin}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Esquimalt-Metchosin}}
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