Jane Hume

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 2 July 2016.

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 2025 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2025

2. 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate

   Re-elected 2019

3. 2 July 2016 – 30 June 2019Senate

   Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Deputy Leader of the Opposition13 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry

Parliamentary and party offices

• Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party13 Feb 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

• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne
• Company Directors' Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment, Securities Institute of Australia
• Graduate Diploma in Arts (Political Science), University of Melbourne

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Senior Strategic Policy Adviser for Australian Super from 2015 to 2016.
• Director of Federation Square from 2015 to 2016.
• Director at the Royal Children's Hospital from 2011 to 2016.
• Vice President at Deutsche Bank from 2008 to 2009.
• Committee of Management at PANDA from 2005 to 2006.
• Senior Manager at Rothschild Australia from 1999 to 2003.
• Private Banker at NAB from 1998 to 1999.
• Investment Research Manager at NAFM/ NAB from 1995 to 1998.

Appointment history