Tania Mihailuk
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Tania Mihailuk is an Australia
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
since March 2011, representing the electorate of Bankstown. She became to the first woman to represent Bankstown in its 80+ year history. Mihailuk is also the current Mayor of Bankstown, a position which she has held since 2006.
Mihailuk attended Macquarie University
and graduated with a degree in Economics and later a degree in Law. She has worked in various industries including marketing and public policy.
She was elected to Bankstown council in 2004 and became mayor in 2006.
Mihailuk was endorsed as the Labor candidate for Bankstown in November 2010 after sitting member Tony Stewart announced his resignation. She stated she would resign from council if she won, which she did albeit with a swing against the party of over 15% during the Coalition's landslide win.
She resides in Bankstown with her husband and has three children.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
since March 2011, representing the electorate of Bankstown. She became to the first woman to represent Bankstown in its 80+ year history. Mihailuk is also the current Mayor of Bankstown, a position which she has held since 2006.
Mihailuk attended Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
and graduated with a degree in Economics and later a degree in Law. She has worked in various industries including marketing and public policy.
She was elected to Bankstown council in 2004 and became mayor in 2006.
Mihailuk was endorsed as the Labor candidate for Bankstown in November 2010 after sitting member Tony Stewart announced his resignation. She stated she would resign from council if she won, which she did albeit with a swing against the party of over 15% during the Coalition's landslide win.
She resides in Bankstown with her husband and has three children.