Tanya Davies is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the Liberal Party since 2011.
13 Facts About Tanya Davies
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Tanya Davies is a member of the conservative faction of the Liberal Party.
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Tanya Davies was born and raised in Newcastle and moved to Sydney aged 17, initially living with her grandparents at Regents Park for her university studies where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy from the University of Sydney.
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Tanya Davies worked as a physiotherapist in the public health system before working in higher education institutions such as the University of Western Sydney and TAFE.
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Tanya Davies has two children: the elder Laura and the younger Harry.
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In 2011 Tanya Davies contested the then Labor seat of Mulgoa in Sydney's western suburbs.
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Tanya Davies was elected with a swing of 23.2 points, winning the seat with 62 per cent of the two-party.
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In 2017 Tanya Davies was appointed the Minister for Mental Health, the Minister for Women and the Minister for Ageing in the Berejiklian government.
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In June 2018, Tanya Davies voted against a bill that would create 150-metre "safe access zones" outside abortion clinics.
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Tanya Davies is an opponent of legal abortion and was one of two Liberal Party members who threatened to leave the government if amendments were not made on a 2019 bill to decriminalise abortion.
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Tanya Davies was re-elected at the 2019 state election, but was not reappointed to the Second Berejiklian ministry.
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Tanya Davies spoke again at an 'anti-vaccination rally' in March 2022, where among other things she criticised the Perrottet government's handling of vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.
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Husband and Penrith City Councillor Mark Tanya Davies has nominated for preselection as the Liberal Party candidate for Lindsay.