19 Facts About Tania Mathias

Tania Wyn Mathias was born on 21 June 1964 and is a British ophthalmologist and Conservative Party politician.

Tania Mathias served as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from May 2015 to June 2017.

In May 2024, Mathias was selected as the Conservative candidate for Maidenhead for the 2024 general election, following the retirement of the incumbent MP and former Prime Minister Theresa May She was defeated by Josh Reynolds of the Liberal Democrats.

Tania Mathias was born in Kensington, London on 21 June 1964 and raised in Barnes.

Tania Mathias was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, an all-girls private school in Hammersmith, London.

Tania Mathias studied at St Catherine's College, Oxford and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 1988.

Tania Mathias's grandfather, Fred Mathias, played rugby and cricket for Glamorgan and in 1918 was awarded the Military Cross after his exploits flying over enemy lines in Belgium and France.

Tania Mathias has treated leprosy patients in North Bihar, India and South China.

Tania Mathias was employed by the NHS as an eye doctor.

In 2010, Tania Mathias was elected to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames as councillor for Hampton Wick.

Tania Mathias was re-elected in 2014, but stepped down as a councillor shortly after becoming MP.

At the 2015 general election, Tania Mathias was elected as the MP for Twickenham, defeating the Liberal Democrat cabinet minister, Vince Cable.

Tania Mathias was appointed a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee in July 2015.

Tania Mathias was one of the five Conservative candidates controversially funded for targeting Liberal Democrat opponents who had supported the EU remain campaign.

In Parliament, Tania Mathias voted the same way as other Conservative MPs on the vast majority of issues.

Tania Mathias was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.

Tania Mathias is an opponent of the expansion of Heathrow Airport, and voiced her objection in the House of Commons on several occasions.

Tania Mathias reacted negatively to the UK government's decision to begin consultation for the construction of a third runway, declaring expansion "misguided and not in the nation's interest".

Tania Mathias was one of three Quakers elected during the 2015 general election, the others being Ruth Cadbury and Catherine West, both Labour MPs.