Tania Lawrence was born on 13 September 1973 and is an Australian politician.
15 Facts About Tania Lawrence
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Tania Lawrence is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election, representing the Western Australian seat of Hasluck.
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Tania Lawrence was a ministerial adviser and corporate manager before her election to parliament.
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Tania Lawrence subsequently joined Woodside Petroleum as senior manager of global business integration.
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Tania Lawrence left a government position in 2021 to work full-time as managing director of the Beelu Forest Distilling Company, a boutique distillery which she established on her property in Mundaring.
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Tania Lawrence's distillery was the only business in the hospitality industry to receive innovation funding, with the other 20 recipients focusing on medical technology, biotechnology and robotics.
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In May 2018, Tania Lawrence was selected as the ALP candidate for the 2018 Darling Range state by-election, which followed the resignation of former Labor MP Barry Urban over the falsification of his credentials.
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Tania Lawrence was nominated at the last minute following the discovery that the new ALP candidate Colleen Yates had provided false credentials.
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Tania Lawrence lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Alyssa Hayden.
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Tania Lawrence was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election.
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Tania Lawrence defeated the incumbent Liberal MP Ken Wyatt, a federal government minister, in the seat of Hasluck.
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Tania Lawrence previously lost her house in the Toodyay bushfires in 2009.
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In 2015, Tania Lawrence was elected as the first female president of Motorcycling Australia.
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Tania Lawrence held a motorcycle racing licence and had competed in road races at Barbagallo Raceway.
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Tania Lawrence's collection included a BMW S1000RR, a Ducati SuperSport, and a Husqvarna dirtbike.