Josh Dean | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stortford | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Julie Marson |
Majority | 4,748 (8.8%) |
Hertford Town Councillor for Castle | |
In office 4 May 2023 –4 July 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Joshua Robert Abraham Dean 1999or2000(age 25–26) [1] |
Political party | Labour |
Domestic partner | Issy |
Education | Richard Hale School |
Alma mater | University of Westminster (BA) |
Website | www |
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.
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]
In November 2024,Dean voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted dying for those with six months or less left to live. [8]
Josh is in a relationship with a woman named Issy. [9]
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