[4][5] Dean Russell was born on 8 May 1976 in Birmingham and attended Park Hall School in Castle Bromwich.

[6] At the 2015 general election, Russell stood in Luton North, coming second with 29.9% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins.

[7] He stood in Luton South at the snap 2017 general election, coming second with 32.3% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Gavin Shuker.

[11] In November 2021, he was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

[1] In Prime Ministers Questions in January 2024, Russell shared how he had experienced a heart attack at the age of 47.