Tania Mihailuk

Tania Mihailuk
Leader of One Nation – New South Wales
Assumed office
10 December 2023
Preceded byMark Latham
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
10 May 2023
Preceded byMark Latham
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bankstown
In office
26 March 2011 – 1 March 2023
Preceded byTony Stewart
Succeeded byJihad Dib
51st Mayor of Bankstown
In office
1 September 2006 – 27 June 2011
Preceded byHelen Westwood
Succeeded byKhal Asfour
Personal details
Born (1976-05-05) 5 May 1976 (age 48)[1]
Political partyOne Nation (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Labor (until 2022)
Independent (2022–2023)
SpouseAlex Kuskoff
Residence(s)Chester Hill, Sydney, New South Wales[2]
Alma materMacquarie University
OccupationPolitician
Websitetaniamihailukmlc.com.au

Tania Mihailuk (born 5 May 1976) is an Australian politician, currently serving as member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2023.[3] She served as mayor of the City of Bankstown from 2006 to 2011.[4]

Mihailuk was the first woman to represent Bankstown in the electoral district's history, serving in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2023. She initially served as a member of the Labor Party before resigning from the party in 2022. She joined One Nation in January 2023[5] and ran for the Legislative Council on the party's ticket at the March election, at which she was unsuccessful.[6][7] 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.[8]

  1. ^ "Member for Bankstown". Hansard. 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group Q: ONE NATION". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Tania MIHAILUK, BEc, LLB MLC". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Clr Mihailuk steps down as Mayor". City of Bankstown. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Ms Tania MIHAILUK, BEc, LLB MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ Rabe, Tom; Cormack, Lucy (17 January 2023). "Former Labor MP switches to One Nation weeks before NSW election". The Age. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ @taniamihailukmp (1 March 2023). "N/A" – via Instagram. [user-generated source]
  8. ^ "Joint sitting minutes - 10 May 2023" (PDF). www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Parliament. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.