Tania Mathias

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Tania Wyn Mathias (born June 21, 1964 in Barnes, London ) is a British Conservative Party politician . The trained ophthalmologist moved into the House of Commons for Twickenham in May 2015 , but lost her seat again in 2017.

Life

Mathias grew up in her native Barnes, London . She attended St Paul's Girls 'School , a private girls' school in Hammersmith , London. Her grandfather, Fred Mathias , played rugby and cricket for Glamorgan and received the Military Cross in 1918 for his enemy flights over Belgium and France.

Mathias studied at St Catherine's College, Oxford , and Christ Church, Oxford , which she graduated from in 1988 with Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery.

After completing her training, Mathias worked for the United Nations Aid for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East in the Gaza Strip in the early 1990s . She also treated leprosy patients in northern Bihar , India, and southern China. She also worked for the National Health Service .

Political career

In 2010 Mathias was elected councilor for Hampton Wick in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . She was re-elected in 2014, but resigned from office shortly after her election as MP.

In the 2015 general election, Mathias was elected for Twickenham in parliament, beating Vince Cable of the Liberal Democrats , who had previously held that seat for 18 years. Since July 2015 she has been a member of its Science and Technology Select Committee .

In the early parliamentary elections in 2017 , Mathias lost her seat in Twickenham again. Her predecessor Sir Vince Cable recaptured the constituency by almost 10,000 votes.

Positions

Mathias opposes further expansion of London Heathrow Airport .

In European politics, Mathias was against Brexit before the membership referendum in 2016 . On March 16, 2017, she was, alongside Alex Chalk, one of two Tories MEPs who, contrary to group discipline, voted to retain the rights of EU citizens currently living in the UK.

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b c d George Odling: Meet Tania Mathias: Your new MP for Twickenham , Richmond and Twickenham Times. May 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017. 
  2. ^ MATHIAS, Tania Wyn . Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Julian Robinson: Tory MP Tania Mathias will vote for airstrikes in Syria 'for the refugees' . In: Dail Mail . December 2, 2015. Accessed March 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Tania Mathias: About Tania Mathias . March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 16, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tania4twickenham.co.uk
  5. ↑ Local election results May 6 2010 - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 12, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.richmond.gov.uk
  6. ↑ George Odling: Byelection for Hampton Wick after Tania Mathias stands down from Richmond Council (From Richmond and Twickenham Times) . In: Richmond & Twickenham Times . May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Mark Blunden: Vince Cable defeated: Lib Dem loses Twickenham seat he held for 18 years . In: London Evening Standard . May 8, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Dr Tania Mathias MP . Houses of Parliament. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ Election 2017: Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says May should go. BBC News , June 9, 2017, accessed July 2, 2017 .
  10. ^ Mark Sands: The best reactions from MPs to the government's Heathrow verdict . October 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? . In: The Spectator , February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017. 
  12. ↑ Ben Weich: Rebelling against Government: Twickenham MP Tania Mathias one of only two Tories to defy party whip in Brexit vote . In: Richmond & Twickenham Times . March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Mathias, Tania
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mathias, Tania Wyn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnes, London