Mitzi Dean
Mitzi Dean | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office February 15, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Assembly Member for Esquimalt-Metchosin | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Maurine Karagianis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) Sevenoaks, England |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Metchosin, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Royal Roads University |
| Profession | Social Worker |
Mitzi Jayne Dean is a Canadian 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] Mitzi Dean was appointed as the province's Parliamentary Secretary of the newly created Gender Equity Secretariat,in the Ministry or Finance, in February 2018 by Premier John Horgan.[2]
Prior to her election, Dean was the executive director for Pacific Centre Family Services, having moved to Victoria from England in 2005, Dean served 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 child protection social work and community based social services across Great Britain for over 20 years. Dean is a graduate of Royal Roads University in 2014 with a certificate in executive coaching.[4]
Electoral record
| 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[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b NDP’s Mitzi Dean cruises to comfortable victory in Esquimalt-Metchosin. Times Colonist May 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Pacific Centre Family Services
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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