Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2016. Re-elected 2019.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 10.9.2018 to 29.5.2019.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology from 29.5.2019 to 22.12.2020.
• Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy from 22.12.2020 to 23.5.2022.
• Minister for Women's Economic Security from 30.3.2021 to 23.5.2022.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 12.9.2016 to 17.8.2017; National Broadband Network served from 15.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Trade and Investment Growth served from 22.6.2017 to 12.2.2018; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 6.10.2018 to 21.10.2018
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services served from 12.9.2016 to 30.11.2016; Corporations and Financial Services served from 16.11.2017 to 11.4.2019; Public Accounts and Audit served from 5.2.2018 to 22.3.2018; Law Enforcement served from 10.9.2018 to 11.4.2019
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment and Communications: Legislation served from 1.9.2016 to 27.3.2017; Economics: Legislation served as Chair from 1.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Economics: References served from 1.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Economics: Legislation served from 1.9.2016 to 1.9.2016; Environment and Communications: References served as Substitute member from 16.2.2017 to 29.3.2017; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 27.3.2017 to 1.7.2019
• Senate Select: Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates served from 1.12.2016 to 28.11.2017; Lending to Primary Production Customers served from 20.3.2017 to 6.12.2017; Cost of Living served from 25.10.2022 to 26.10.2022; Cost of Living served as Chair from 26.10.2022 to present
• Senate Standing: Regulations and Ordinances served from 1.9.2016 to 22.3.2018; Scrutiny of Bills served from 12.9.2016 to 28.11.2016; Publications served from 12.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Scrutiny of Bills served from 15.2.2017 to 1.7.2019; Procedure served from 10.9.2018 to 13.2.2019; Selection of Bills served from 13.2.2019 to 1.7.2019; House served from 13.2.2019 to 29.5.2019; Appropriations, Staffing and Security served from 13.2.2019 to 1.7.2019

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 02.07.2016 to present
• Shadow Minister for the Public Service from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Minister for Finance from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Special Minister of State from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.
• Government Deputy Whip from 10.9.2018 to 29.5.2019.

Party positions

• Secretary of the Liberal Party Armadale Branch (Vic.) from 2003 to 2005.
• President of the Liberal Party Armadale Branch (Vic.) from 2005 to 2007.
• Delegate to the Liberal Party State Assembly (Vic.) from 2007 to 2016.
• Group Chair of the Liberal Party Women's Council Canterbury Evening Discussion (Vic.) from 2007 to 2011.
• Member of the Liberal Party Administrative Committee from 2009 to 2012.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Communities Engagement Standing Committee from 2009 to 2010.
• Secretary of the Liberal Party Armadale Branch (Vic.) from 2009 to 2016.
• Member of the Liberal Party Women's Council Executive, 2010.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Training Standing Committee from 2010 to 2014.
• Delegate to the Liberal Party State Council (Vic.) from 2011 to 2016.
• Dame Elizabeth Couchman Scholar of the Liberal Party Women's Council, 2013.
• Member of the Liberal Party Administrative Committee from 2013 to 2015.

Personal

• Born: 30.4.1971, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BCom (University of Melbourne).
• Company Directors' Course.
• GradDipFin&Inv (Securities Institute of Australia).
• GradDipA(PolSc) (University of Melbourne).
• Investment Research Manager at NAFM/ NAB from 1995 to 1998.
• Private Banker at NAB from 1998 to 1999.
• Senior Manager at Rothschild Australia from 1999 to 2003.
• Committee of Management at PANDA from 2005 to 2006.
• Vice President at Deutsche Bank from 2008 to 2009.
• Director at the Royal Children's Hospital from 2011 to 2016.
• Senior Strategic Policy Adviser for Australian Super from 2015 to 2016.
• Director of Federation Square from 2015 to 2016.