Tania Rattray
Australian politician (born 1958)
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Tania Verene Rattray (formerly Rattray-Wagner, born 28 March 1958) is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2004. A right-leaning Independent, she has represented the division of McIntyre since 2017. Prior to this, she served as the member for Apsley from 2004 until 2017.
Tania Rattray | |
|---|---|
| Leader for the Government in the Tasmanian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2025 | |
| Premier | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Deputy | Jo Palmer |
| Preceded by | Leonie Hiscutt |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for McIntyre | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Division created |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Apsley | |
| In office 1 May 2004 – 5 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Rattray |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1958 |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Third Rockliff ministry |
| Occupation | Pharmacy assistant |
In August 2025, while still remaining an independent, Rattray was appointed as Leader for the Government in the Legislative Council by Premier Jeremy Rockliff.[1][2] She has pledged to support government bills and agenda unless she has a serious disagreement.
Early life
Rattray was educated at Winnaleah Area School and Scottsdale High School. Before becoming a full-time politician, she was an owner/operator of the Winnaleah Four Square Supermarket from 1988 to 1994. She was also a Senior Pharmacy Assistant at Galloways Pharmacy in Scottsdale from 1994 to 2004.[3]
Political career
She was elected to Dorset Council in 1996, becoming deputy mayor in 2002. She stood for election in the Apsley division on 1 May 2004 when her father Colin Rattray retired.[3] She narrowly led on primary votes and was elected after the distribution of preferences.[4][5]
Rattray was re-elected unopposed in Apsley in 2010.[6] She won re-election against opposition in 2016.[7] Apsley was subsequently abolished in 2017 following the 2016–17 Legislative Council redistribution process, Rattray and fellow MLC Greg Hall were both assigned to the new seat of McIntyre in 2017.[8] After Hall retired in 2018 when the new seat of Prosser was to be first contested, Rattray became the sole MLC for McIntyre.[8]
She then contested the 2022 election in McIntyre against opposition and won.[9]