Josh Dean (politician)

Josh Dean MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stortford
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Julie Marson
Majority	4,748 (8.8%)
Personal details
Born	Joshua Robert Abraham Dean 1999 or 2000 (age 24–25)[1]
Political party	Labour

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

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 an undergraduate student at the University of Westminster, studying Politics and International Relations, needing to finish his dissertation before he could graduate.^[7]

Parliamentary career

In November 2024, Dean voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.^[8]

References

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. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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. "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.