Senator James Paterson is Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Government Services and Shadow Minister for the Public Service. First elected in March 2016 at age 28, Senator Paterson is the youngest Liberal ever elected to the Senate. Senator Paterson has previously served as Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference Through Social Media, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, and the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee.