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.
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.
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.
Josh is in a relationship with a woman named Issy.