11 Facts About Tonia Antoniazzi

Antonia Louise Antoniazzi was born on 5 October 1971 and is a Welsh Labour Party politician.

Tonia Antoniazzi was elected as the Member of Parliament for Gower at the 2017 general election.

Tonia Antoniazzi attended St John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School and Gorseinon College.

Tonia Antoniazzi has been head of languages at Bryngwyn Comprehensive School in Llanelli.

Tonia Antoniazzi won nine caps as a prop forward for the Wales women's national rugby union team.

Tonia Antoniazzi then stood for parliament at the 2017 general election for the Gower constituency, which was held at the time by the Conservative's Byron Davies with a 27-vote majority, making it the UK's most marginal seat.

Tonia Antoniazzi was successful, turning the seat Labour by gaining a 3,269 majority.

In June 2019, Antoniazzi urged ministers to allow the use of medical cannabis by "all who need it", citing the case of 12-year-old Billy Caldwell whose epilepsy was alleviated through use of the drug.

Also in June 2019, Antoniazzi securing a debate in parliament about the health risks of electromagnetic fields, particularly 5G technology, in which she asked the government to commit to ensuring that Public Health England informed the public that all radio frequency signals are a possible human carcinogen.

Tonia Antoniazzi was accused in The Guardian of spreading "junk science".

In October 2021, Antoniazzi criticised the LGBT charity Stonewall, stating the Welsh government had promoted an "ideological culture" and were "dictated to by Stonewall".