Liliana D'Ambrosio (; born 30 July 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002, representing the electorate of Mill Park. She is presently Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy & Resources and Minister for the State Electricity Commission under the Allan Government.
Education She was educated at Mercy College, Coburg and St Aloysius' College, North Melbourne. She received an Arts degree from the University of Melbourne in 1986 and later a Diploma in Public Policy.
Political career D'Ambrosio joined the Labor Party at university, and subsequently became an organiser with the Australian Services Union in 1986. She was promoted to state organiser in 1994, and served in the position until 1999, when she became an electorate officer to Alex Andrianopoulos, the then-Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He retired in 2002, and she replaced him as the party's candidate in his safe seat of Mill Park.
In 2010, D'Ambrosio joined John Brumby's cabinet when she was appointed Minister for Community Development after a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Lynne Kosky.Rout, Milanda: Martin Pakula takes over public transport after Lynne Kosky resignation, The Australian, 20 January 2010.
On July 30, 2026, D'Ambrosio announced that she is resigning from politics and will not be running for the Mill Park seat in the upcoming November Election.
D'Ambrosio is a member of the Socialist Left Labor faction.
Electoral history +Electoral history of Lily D'Ambrosio in the Parliament of VictoriaYearElectoratePartyFirst Preference ResultTwo Candidate ResultVotes%+%PositionVotes%+%Result2002Mill ParkLabor22,74670.1 +7.51st24,91576.8 +13.0Elected200621,28862.0−8.11st24,27670.8−6.0Elected201021,86160.89−1.161st24,96669.45−1.34Elected201422,80759.8 +1.71st26,31469.9 +2.9Elected201824,72962.71 +2.921st29,58874.90 +5.04Elected202218,85749.9−12.81st23,25961.4–13.5Elected
Personal life D'Ambrosio is a member of Labor women's network Emily's List and the Union of Australian Women. She is married, with two daughters, Eleanor and Maddy.
D'Ambrosio lives in Brunswick, located approximately 17 km from her electorate of Mill Park.
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