Anthony James Dean (born 19 January 1954) is a former Australian politician.
Born in
Nannup, Western Australia
Nannup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth on the Blackwood River at the crossroads of Vasse Highway and Brockman Highway; the highways link Nannup to most of the lower South West's regional ce ...
, Dean received a
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
(Agriculture) and a
Diploma of Education
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Overview
The diploma can build on the ...
, becoming a schoolteacher. He was elected to the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House in the Western Australian capital, Perth.
The Legisla ...
in 2001 as the
Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
member for
Bunbury, defeating sitting member
Ian Osborne
Ian Leonard Osborne (born 28 October 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Port Vale.
Career
Osborne was born in Leicester. When he left school in 1968, he joined Birmi ...
. He was himself defeated in 2005 by
John Castrilli
Giovanni Mario "John" Castrilli (; born 22 November 1950 in Roccamandolfi, Italy), was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Bunbury after winning the seat in the 2005 election. He reti ...
.
Dean has continued his political career and currently holds the position of shire president for the Shire of Nannup.
References
1954 births
Living people
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia
21st-century Australian politicians
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