Jana Stewart

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 6 Apr 2022.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

1. 1 July 2022 – CurrentSenate

   Elected to the Senate for Victoria, 2022.

2. 6 Apr 2022 – 30 June 2022Senate

   Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 6.4.2022 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice K Kitching (deceased).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.

Parliamentary and party offices

• Temporary Chair of Committees9 Sept 2026 – Current

These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.

Background before Parliament

Qualifications recorded by Parliament

• Master of Clinical Family Therapy, La Trobe University
• Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy, La Trobe University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Public Servant from 2019 to 2021.
• Senior Adviser from 2018 to 2019.
• Aboriginal Facilitator in the Public Service from 2013 to 2018.
• Family Therapist and Trainer at the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University from 2009 to 2013.
• Case Manager and Learning and Development Officer for the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency from 2005 to 2009.

Appointment history