Tanya August-PhillipsMLC BA MA FRSA Ass.CALC
Legislative Council
Members Profile
Current posts
Member of the Legislative Council 2018-date.
Chair of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice Committee 2021-date.
Member of the Public Accounts Committee 2021-date (CPA Public Financial Management Certificate).
Chair of the Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2021-date.
Member of the Select Committee on Poverty 2021-date.
IoM Government
Member of the Council of Ministers' Legislative Sub-Committee.
Political Member for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture - responsible for legislation
Parliamentary Career
Political Member for the Department of Enterprise, with a focus on the Finance Isle of Man agency 2025-2026.
Political Member for the Department of: Home Affairs 2018-May 2019; Health and Social Care with responsibility for legislation ending 2025.
Committees of Tynwald: Member of the Select Committee of Tynwald on Poverty 2018-2021; Member of the Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2020-2021; Alternate Member of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee (for the purpose and duration of the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry) 2020-2021; Member of the Emoluments Committee 2018-2023; Member of the Select Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2019-2020; Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2021-2023; Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council 2021-2023.
Statutory Boards and Offices Positions held: Vice-Chair of the Isle of Man Post Office 2018-2020; Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture - responsible for legislation.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Member of the CPA Isle of Man Branch.
McGill SCS Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance.
Member of the CPA Branch Executive Committee 2018-date.
Member of the CPA Branch Executive Sub-Committee: CPA BIMR Conference 2022-2022.
CPA Commonwealth New Parliamentarian Award Winner 2023
Study visits and Conferences
States of Jersey 2019; Scottish Parliament 2019; McGill University, Canada, October 2019; CPA Post Election Seminar, Bermuda (Virtual), December 2020; Crown Dependencies Network Event, Isle of Man 2023; 11th British Islands and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference, Scotland 2025; CPA Small Branches Workshop, Isle of Man 2025; Belize National Assembly CPA Post-Election Seminar 2025.
Electoral History
Elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2018, for a term ending on 28th February 2023. Re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2023, for a term ending on 28th February 2028.
Personal
Education: BA in Public Relations & Marketing; MA in International Journalism; McGill SCS Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance (McGill University).
Career: Broadcast Journalist, Producer, Magazine Editor, Public Relations Manager.
Public Service: Previously a Director of REACH, Compassionate Isle of Man; Director of the Family and Mobile Library; Director of IOM United Nations Association.
Current Member Interests
Ceased Member Interests
Gifts and Benefits in Kind
Member Privacy Policy
Data Protection Privacy Statement
The law requires that your personal data is processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner. If you have any questions about the way in which I process your personal data, please contact me.
As a Member of Tynwald, I am the data controller within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Personal Data
As a Member of Tynwald I collect and process personal information to assist me as a parliamentarian. This includes my processing of your personal data as necessary to support or promote democratic engagement.
Constituency Casework
Where you ask me to assist you as a member of Tynwald to resolve a problem I will infer that you are giving me consent to process your information for the purpose of assisting you.
Sharing of Information
Where you provide personal information to me it will be used only for the purposes for which it was provided.
If the law allows, I may disclose information about you to other Tynwald Members, organisations or Isle of Man Government Departments to assist with your case.
How long will you keep my personal data?
Unless specifically requested by you not to, I reserve the right to hold your personal data for the duration of my time as a Tynwald Member.
Security of Information
The law mandates me to protect your personal information.
Access to the personal data you provide will be securely controlled and all processing will be undertaken in accordance with, and as permitted by, the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Requesting information I hold about you
If you require access to information I hold about you, please address your request to me Mrs Tanya August-Phillips MLC, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW. I will respond to you within 30 days of receipt of your request.
The Information Commissioner’s website has an easy to follow guide on how to Make a Subject Access Request.
The law allows me to refuse your request for information in certain circumstances.
Website
This website is controlled by the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office. It does not automatically capture or store personal data from visitors to this site, except to log the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit to the site and the nature of the browser used. This information cannot be used to identify individuals. It will be used only for administration of the system and in the compilation of statistics used to assess the level of use of the site. Personal information sourced from this website is retained for 12 months.
To read the Privacy Policy for the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office please click this link https://www.tynwald.org.im/privacy-policy
Further Information
Should any of your information be incorrect or inaccurate, please contact me.
If you have any questions about the way in which I process personal data, please contact me.
This privacy policy does not cover the links within this site linking to other sites.
Contacting Me
My direct contact details are:
Telephone +44 (0)1624 651528
Email: tanya.august-phillipsMLC@gov.im
If you would prefer to write to me please address your letter to:
Mrs Tanya August-Phillips MLC, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW