Tonia Antoniazzi is the Labour MP for Gower. 

She was first elected in 2017 and re-elected for a second term in 2019.
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Tonia is the first woman to have been elected to represent Gower in parliament.

​Tonia and her brothers were brought up in Llanelli by her Welsh mum and Welsh-Italian father. As well as encouraging her passion for languages, they supported her love of sport and Tonia has played international rugby for Wales.

After studying French and Italian at Exeter University, she received her PGCE from Cardiff University and returned home to work as a teacher. Before being elected to represent Gower, she was Head of Modern Foreign Languages in a local comprehensive school. 

She lives in the constituency with her son and alongside her passion for rugby she enjoys walking and exploring the many beautiful areas in the constituency. 

Parliamentary Career 

Since being elected Tonia has taken up a number of issues from constituents with a focus on protecting rural communities and challenging the government to keep their promises about investment in Swansea and Gower. Tonia currently serves as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer who work to keep cancer at the top of the political agenda and improve cancer services.
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Tonia has held a number of front bench roles and most recently has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. She is a member of the Petitions Committee and the Welsh Affairs Committee.