{"id":8,"date":"2015-08-06T12:19:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T12:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deanallison.com\/eng\/\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:05:15","slug":"about-dean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deanallison.com\/eng\/about-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"About Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dean Allison<\/strong> was elected as the first MP for the riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook (re-aligned to Niagara West in 2015) on June 28, 2004, and was re-elected with resounding majorities in the 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019 and the 2021 general elections.<\/p>\n

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BEFORE POLITICS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with a degree in Economics, \u00a0 Dean established himself in the Niagara and Hamilton area through working for a major franchise organization and eventually starting <\/span>and running a number of successful businesses in Southern Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to his successful business career, Dean served his <\/span>community as President of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation, as President of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, <\/span>as a Director of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and as a board <\/span>member of Junior Achievement in Niagara. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dean is also a founding member of the Dave Thomas Adoption Foundation in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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POLITICAL CAREER<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Dean Allison was elected as the first MP <\/span> on June 28, 2004, and was re-elected in every federal general election since. In<\/span>\u00a0October of 2019 Dean began his seventh term as the MP <\/span>for the riding of Niagara West.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u200b<\/span>During his tenure on parliament hill, Dean has worked tirelessly for all of the residents of Niagara West and has brought hundreds of millions of dollars to the area. In addition, he has assisted thousands of residents, businesses and organizations with a variety of issues related to the federal government. In his capacity as an MP, he\u00a0served in many <\/span>capacities in addition to being the Member of Parliament for <\/span>Niagara West.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parliamentary Roles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n