Diane Deans
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Diane Elisabeth Deans (b. 1958) is a member of Ottawa City Council, Canada, representing Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the city's south-east.
A graduate of the University of Guelph she was active in the Canadian Federation of Students. Deans was first elected to Ottawa city council in 1994. When Ottawa and its surrounding municipalities were amalgamated in 2000, she faced a tough election against a fellow City Councillor and the chair of the Ottawa Board of Trade. In the 2003 Ottawa election, she handily defeated two lesser-known opponents.
Deans considers herself a centrist member of council but traditionally takes a Liberal stance on most issues. In recent years, Deans' main concern has been the creation of a new branch for the Ottawa Public Library in her rapidly growing ward. She also supported by-laws limiting smoking in the city, while not supporting a lawn pesticide bylaw in 2002 and 2005. She has engaged in public clashes with Mayor Bob Chiarelli while advocating for her ward.
Deans sought the Liberal nomination in the riding of Ottawa South in 2004. She lost to David McGuinty. She was seen as a possible candidate to challenge Chiarelli for the mayoralty in 2006, but chose to run for re-election in Gloucester-Southgate Ward.
In March 2007, Diane Deans announced that she had been approached by members of the Ontario Liberal Party urging her to seek the party's nomination for the riding of Ottawa Centre. She received the support of current MPP Richard Patten. On June 4, 2007, she lost the provincial nomination to Yasir Naqvi.
Diane Deans' husband, Ian Deans, served as an NDP Member of Parliament and Member of Provincial Parliament from 1967 through 1986 and was later a prominent civil servant. They have one daughter together.
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| Preceded by Joan O'Neill (Billings Ward) |
City councillors from Gloucester-Southgate Ward (Southgate prior to 2000) 1994-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
