Janet Elizabeth Ann Dean (née Gibson; born 28 January 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Burton from 1997 to 2010.
Early life
Born Janet Gibson in Crewe, she was educated at the Verdin Grammar School in Winsford. On leaving school in 1965 she became a clerk at Barclays Bank, before moving to Bass Charrington in 1969.
Politics
She was elected as a councillor to the Staffordshire County Council in 1981 and to the East Staffordshire District Council in 1991, becoming its mayor in 1996. She was also elected to the Uttoxeter Town Council in 1995. She stepped down from all three councils on her election to Parliament. In Parliament, Dean was a member of the Catering Select committee from her election until 2005. Dean was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee from 1999, and since the 2005 general election, she has also been a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen. – an issue close to her heart, as both her mother and husband died from it. <!--(She is also Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Back Care) Until someone can provide a reference that this even exists, I'm going to hide it for now (She is also a keen dressmaker who made both of her daughters' wedding dresses.) Same for this-->
On 20 June 2007, Dean announced her intention to stand down at the next general election. Her seat was gained by Andrew Griffiths of the Conservative Party.
Personal life
She married Alan Dean in 1968