Tanya Rachelle Gadiel, née Barber (born 21 November 1972), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 2003–2011, representing the electorate of Parramatta for the Labor Party.
During her term in Parliament, Gadiel was Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in the Kristina Keneally Labor Government.
[3] In late 2002, Gabrielle Harrison, the Member for Parramatta, announced she would retire from parliament at the upcoming 2003 state election.
[4] It was reported that, Gadiel was preselected to take her place after a bitter internal contest against Parramatta Lord Mayor David Borger.
With Borger not contesting the election, Gadiel had a relatively clear run, as the protest vote split between an independent and the Green candidate.