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. Before becoming an MP, he was elected as a Councillor for Hertford Town Council in the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
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Early life and education
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. 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. 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.
Parliamentary career
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.