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10 Facts About Tania Campbell

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Tania Lynette Campbell was born on 1967 and is a South African Democratic Alliance politician who served as the Mayor of Ekurhuleni twice, from November 2021 until her removal in a motion of no confidence in October 2022 and again from November 2022 until her removal in a second motion of no confidence in March 2023.

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Tania Campbell went on to study human rights and executive municipal leadership with a focus on budgetary principles and performance management at the University of Pretoria.

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Tania Campbell was elected as the ward Councillor for Ward 21 in 2006 and retained the ward in the 2011 elections.

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Ald Tania Campbell served on numerous oversights in Ekurhuleni during her term of office.

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On 11 December 2021, Tania Campbell announced her 10-member mayoral committee.

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On 28 February 2022, Tania Campbell reshuffled her mayoral committee to include two Patriotic Alliance councillors after the multi-party coalition signed a new agreement to bring the PA into the coalition.

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On 2 March 2022, Tania Campbell celebrated her first 100 days in office as mayor.

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On 26 October 2022, Tania Campbell was voted out as mayor in an ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence.

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On 8 November 2022 Tania Campbell was voted back in as mayor of Ekurhuleni after attaining 124 of the 224 votes.

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Tania Campbell's sister is Michele Clarke, who is a Member of Parliament for the DA and the party's spokesperson on health.