Jane Hume — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Edwina Jane Hume (née Exell; born 30 April 1971) is an Australian politician who has served as the deputy leader of the Opposition and deputy leader of the Liberal Party since 2026. She has a been a senator for Victoria since 2016, and previously held ministerial positions in the Morrison government. Prior to entering politics, she held senior positions in the banking, finance and superannuation sectors.

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Date of birth: 1971-04-30
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: 266499

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

Preparing the network…

Ben Small · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Garth Hamilton · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Zoe McKenzie · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Henry Pike · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Kerrynne Liddle · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Maria Kovacic · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Cameron Caldwell · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Simon Kennedy · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Productivity and Deregulation
17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Employment and Industrial Relations
13 February 2026–presentDeputy Leader of the Opposition
13 February 2026–presentDeputy Leader — of the — Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party
5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Special Minister — of — State
5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — the Public Service
5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Finance
5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Cabinet Minister

Committee service

13 February 2019–1 July 2019Senate Standing — Selection of Bills
13 February 2019–29 May 2019Senate Standing — House
13 February 2019–1 July 2019Senate Standing — Appropriations, Staffing and Security
6 October 2018–21 October 2018Joint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
10 September 2018–13 February 2019Senate Standing — Procedure
10 September 2018–11 April 2019Joint Statutory — Law Enforcement (formerly National Crime Authority from 15.6.1984 to 1.1.2003 and Australian Crime Commission from 1.1.2003 to 24.11.2010)

Qualifications

Date not recordedManagement and commerce — Company Directors' Course — Australian Institute of Company Directors
Date not recordedGradDipFin&Inv
Date not recordedGradDipA(PolSc)
Date not recordedBCom

Occupations

1 January 2015–1 January 2016Senior Strategic Policy Adviser for Australian Super from 2015 to 2016.
1 January 2015–1 January 2016Director of Federation Square from 2015 to 2016.
1 January 2011–1 January 2016Director at the Royal Children's Hospital from 2011 to 2016.
1 January 2008–1 January 2009Vice President at Deutsche Bank from 2008 to 2009.
1 January 2005–1 January 2006Committee of Management at PANDA from 2005 to 2006.
1 January 1999–1 January 2003Senior Manager at Rothschild Australia from 1999 to 2003.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2019 — 2025Re-elected 2019Source
2016 — 2019Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2016.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.