Jacqui Dean

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Parl.	Electorate	List Pos.	Party
48th	Otago	40	National

Jacqueline Isobel (Jacqui) Dean is a New Zealand politician.

Dean has worked in a number of roles, including professional acting. She is perhaps best known as a former host of Playschool, a children's television program, but has also acted on stage and been a radio announcer. She has also worked in the education sector.

Early in Dean's political career, she served on the Waitaki District Council, representing the Oamaru ward. She also unsuccessfully contested the mayoralty. In the 2005 election, she was the National Party's candidate for the Otago seat, a traditional National stronghold which had unexpectedly been taken by the Labour Party's David Parker. Dean was successful.