the Minister of Local Government appointed a Crown Commission to oversee all of Tauranga City Council's governance responsibilities (with all existing elected members being discharged). Tolley was appointed Commission Chair. Health It emerged in 2010 that Tolley had undergone gastric bypass (stomach stapling) surgery in order to lose weight. Tolley joins other current and former New Zealand politicians including Rahui Katene, David Lange, Chester Borrows, Donna Awatere-Huata and Tariana Turia to have had gastric bypass surgery at some point in the past. References External links Anne Tolley MP official site |- |- |- |- 1953 births Living people New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand education ministers Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Women government ministers of New Zealand New Zealand list MPs People from Napier, New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 2002 New Zealand general election New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Deputy mayors of places in New Zealand Napier City Councillors 21st-century New Zealand politicians 21st-century New Zealand women politicians Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Candidates in the 2017 New Zealand general election New Zealand justices of the peace People educated at William Colenso College