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Josh Dean
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Hertford and Stortford
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJulie Marson
Majority4,748 (8.8%)
Hertford Town Councillor
for Castle
In office
4 May 2023 – 4 July 2024
Personal details
BornJoshua Robert Abraham Dean
1999 or 2000 (age 26–27)[1]
PartyLabour
Domestic partner
Issy
EducationRichard Hale School
Alma materUniversity of Westminster (BA)
Websitewww.joshdean.co.uk

Joshua Robert Abraham Dean (born 1999 or 2000) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertford and Stortford since 2024.[2] Before becoming an MP, he was elected as a Councillor for Hertford Town Council[3] in the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.

Early life and education

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Dean attended Richard Hale School, leaving 'directionless' at 17. He then worked, including at his local Starbucks, for a number of years, and was still living at his mother's home when elected.[4][5] In 2020, he founded "Stortford Against Rhodes", which was successful in its campaign to rename Rhodes Birthplace Trust, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.[6] On becoming an MP, he was a student at the University of Westminster, studying Politics and International Relations, needing to finish his dissertation before he could graduate.[7]

Parliamentary career

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Dean was elected as MP for Hertford and Stortford at the 2024 general election held in July 2024 with a majority of 4,748 as the first non-Conservative MP since the seat's creation in 1983.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ McKiernan, Jennifer; Miller, Hannah (8 July 2024). "Who are Westminster's newbie MPs?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hertford and Stortford | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Councillors". hertford.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Pidd, Helen; Hough, Lucy (2 September 2024). "'I didn't expect to win': Labour's new MPs adjusting to Commons life". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Westminster Student Josh Dean Is Labour Party Candidate In Bishops Stortford". Public Now. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Courea, Eleni (9 July 2024). "Fresh faces: meet the UK's 10 MPs from generation Z". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Westminster student Josh Dean is Labour Party candidate in Bishop's Stortford | University of Westminster". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Westminster student Josh Dean becomes Labour MP". University of Westminster. July 2024.
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