Mitzi Dean

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 Children and Family Development.^[2]

The Honourable Mitzi Dean MLA
Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Katrine Conroy
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia
In office February 15, 2018 – November 26, 2020
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Grace Lore
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Esquimalt-Metchosin
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Maurine Karagianis
Personal details
Born	1968/1969 (age 53–54) Sevenoaks, England
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Metchosin, British Columbia
Alma mater	Royal Roads University
Profession	Administrator

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.

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

Electoral record

v t e 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]

v t e 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. NDP's Mitzi Dean cruises to comfortable victory in Esquimalt-Metchosin. Times Colonist May 9, 2017.
2. "Honourable Mitzi Dean | BC Gov News".
3. "Premier John Horgan appoints Mitzi Dean as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity". news.gov.bc.ca. Office of the Premier of BC. February 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
4. "About Us". June 2, 2011.
5. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/times-colonist/20170430/282303910033580^{[bare URL]}
6. Pacific Centre Family Services
7. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
8. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
9. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.