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Edwina Jane Hume (; born 30 April 1971) is an Australian politician who has been a senator for Victoria since 2016, representing the
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. She served as the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy in the
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from December 2020; and in March 2021 she took on the additional role of Minister for Women's Economic Security. She held both portfolios until May 2022, following the appointment of the
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. Prior to her election to parliament she held senior positions in the banking, finance and superannuation sectors.


Early life

Hume was born in
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on 30 April 1971. She is one of two daughters born to Steve and Louise Exell; her father was a senior executive with
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and later worked as a management consultant and business broker. She grew up in the suburb of Armadale and attended
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. She graduated from the
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with the degree of
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.


Career

Hume began working at the
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(NAB) in 1995 as a sales and marketing research manager. She completed a graduate diploma in finance and investment with the Securities Institute of Australia in 1996, and subsequently worked with NAB as an investment manager (1996–1998) and private banker (1998–1999). She then moved to Rothschild Australia as a senior business development manager in the asset management division, and briefly as a key accounts manager. She left the workforce in 2002 to start a family, and from 2005 to 2006 served on the management committee of Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA). Hume was a vice-president of Deutsche Bank Australia from 2008 to 2009 and later served on the boards of the
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(2011–2016) and Fed Square Pty Ltd (2015–2016). Immediately before her election to parliament she was a senior strategic policy adviser with
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.


Politics

Hume joined the Liberal Party in 2003. Before her election to the Senate, Hume held senior positions in the
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, serving on the administrative committee, on the executive of the Women's Council, and as a delegate to state council. She was president of the party's Armadale branch.


Senate (2016–present)

In March 2016, Hume won Liberal
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for the
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's Senate ticket at the next federal election. She was initially ranked in third position behind James Paterson and Nationals senator
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, after losing to Paterson in the ballot for the top position. However, following a
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she was elected in fifth position on the Coalition ticket at the 2016 federal election. Her candidacy was supported by the party's state president
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. Prior to the 2019 election, Hume stated she was "seriously considering" switching to the lower-house seat of Higgins in place of the retiring
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. She subsequently declined to contest the preselection ballot, citing a need for "fresh talent". Prime Minister
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subsequently intervened to ensure incumbent senators Hume and Paterson were re-endorsed, following opposition from the party's conservative wing. In May 2019, Hume was appointed Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology in the
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. In an interview with ''
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'' after her appointment, she described Australia's superannuation system as "inefficient" due to "high fees, duplicate accounts, underperforming funds and unnecessary insurance". She promised "a much broader vision for super" and said the government would make superannuation insurance voluntary for people under the age of 25 to reduce fees. Hume's title was changed to Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy as part of a December 2020 cabinet reshuffle. In March 2021, following the allegations of sexual misconduct in parliament, she was additionally appointed Minister for Women's Economic Security, a new position. She held both portfolios until May 2022, following the appointment of the
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.


Political views

Hume reportedly "holds socially liberal views". According to ''
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'', Hume is a member of the Moderate/Modern Liberal faction of the Liberal Party. In her maiden speech she said that "my side of politics owes it to our followers and to our most vulnerable to articulate a positive social justice agenda for the Right". She has described herself as a "lifelong
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". In May 2021, Hume stated her philosophy on regulating the
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sector, arguing that it was up to Australian investors to "be sensible enough to judge for themselves whether to put their hard earned money into higher-risk assets". She argued that cryptocurrency was subject to Australian laws – “it’s not a free pass” – but that she would not stand in the way of anyone who wanted to buy it. She also said that
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s and social media users offering investment advice should not be subject to the stricter guidelines imposed on registered financial advisers. In September 2022, Hume spoke in favour of a bill to repeal the ''
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'', which bars Australia's territory governments from legislating for
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. She had previously been in favour of the ban, but changed her mind following the death of her own terminally ill father via assisted suicide.


Personal life

Hume has three children with her husband Andrew Hume. Hume supports the St. Kilda Saints in the
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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hume, Jane 1971 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Members of the Australian Senate Women members of the Australian Senate University of Melbourne alumni 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Australian monarchists Australian bankers Australian financial businesspeople People educated at Lauriston Girls' School