Janice Maree Edwards (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian politician. She has been the member for Bendigo West in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010. Edwards has a BA (Hons) from La Trobe University, Bendigo. Edwards was first elected at the 2010 Victorian state election and has been re-elected ever since. Prior to her election she worked for the previous Member, Bob Cameron. On 7 March 2017, Edwards was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and became the Speaker in July 2022, the fourth woman to hold the position. Edwards has four children.