12 Facts About Janet Dean

Janet Elizabeth Ann Dean is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Burton from 1997 to 2010.

Janet Dean 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.

Janet Dean was elected to the Uttoxeter Town Council in 1995.

Janet Dean stepped down from all three councils on her election to Parliament.

Janet Dean was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist.

Janet Dean was elected to the House of Commons in the 1997 general election, winning Burton from the sitting Conservative MP, Ivan Lawrence, by 6,330 votes.

In Parliament, Janet Dean was a member of the Catering Select committee from her election until 2005.

Janet Dean was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee from 1999, and since the 2005 general election, she has been a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen.

Janet Dean was a loyal backbencher although rebelling against the privatisation of air traffic control in 2000, a local issue given the proximity of her constituency to the East Midlands Airport.

On 20 June 2007, Janet Dean announced her intention to stand down at the next general election.

Janet Dean's seat was gained by Andrew Griffiths of the Conservative Party.

Janet Dean married Alan Dean in 1968 and became a full-time mother in 1970 following the birth of the first of their two daughters.