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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jacqueline Isobel Dean is a New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Waitaki electorate. Dean has worked in a number of roles, including professional acting. She is perhaps best known as a former host of Play School, a children's television programme, 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 successful candidate for the Otago seat, a traditional National stronghold which had unexpectedly been taken by the Labour Party's David Parker. Dean has campaigned on water issues, saying in her maiden speech to parliament that she believed water to be the "single most important issue facing New Zealand today". She is currently a member of the Local Government and Environment Committee

Jacqui Dean: Member of Parliament, Waitaki (New Zealand electorate), David Parker (politician), New Zealand National Party