Tania Mihailuk was born on 5 May 1976 and is an Australian politician, currently serving as member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2023.
15 Facts About Tania Mihailuk
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Tania Mihailuk served as mayor of the City of Bankstown from 2006 to 2011.
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Tania Mihailuk initially served as a member of the Labor Party before resigning from the party in 2022.
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Tania Mihailuk joined One Nation in January 2023 and ran for the Legislative Council on the party's ticket at the March election, at which she was unsuccessful.
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Tania Mihailuk was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council on 10 May 2023, filling a casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mark Latham, shortly before the 2023 New South Wales state election.
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Tania Mihailuk attended Macquarie University and graduated with a degree in economics and later a degree in law.
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Tania Mihailuk has worked in various industries, including marketing and public policy.
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Tania Mihailuk was elected to Bankstown Council in 2004 and became mayor in 2006.
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Tania Mihailuk was endorsed as the Labor candidate for Bankstown in November 2010 after sitting member Tony Stewart announced his resignation.
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Tania Mihailuk stated she would resign from council if she won, which she did, having suffered a swing against her of more than 15 points, as part of the Coalition's landslide election win.
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On 20 September 2022, Tania Mihailuk used parliamentary privilege to link Canterbury-Bankstown Council mayor, Khal Asfour, to corrupt former Labor Minister Eddie Obeid, which was a stark contrast with her prominent thanks of Asfour in her maiden parliamentary speech for being her campaign director.
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On 20 October 2022, Tania Mihailuk resigned from the NSW Labor Party, claiming that the party was "plagued by corruption" and that it was "too woke".
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On 17 January 2023, Tania Mihailuk announced that she would be running second on the One Nation ticket at the upcoming 2023 New South Wales state election for the Legislative Council, behind party leader Mark Latham.
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Tania Mihailuk officially resigned from the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 1 March 2023.
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Tania Mihailuk announced her resignation from One Nation on 20 December 2024.