Lisa Darmanin

Lisa Darmanin is an Australian trade unionist and politician who has been Branch Secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU), Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services Branch since June 2018 and Chair of Vision Super since 1 July 2021.

Career Darmanin has a Bachelor of Business (Industrial Relations and HR Management) and a Diploma of Community Development. She began her association with the ASU as a member and active workplace delegate, from Berry Street Victoria in 1997. She began work as an ASU organiser in 2000.

In 2006, Darmanin spent time on secondment at various roles including in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, working on Victorian Government initiatives in gender equality and family violence prevention, and Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC), where she coordinated the Your Rights at Work campaign in Victoria. She was first elected as ASU Assistant Branch Secretary in 2007, with responsibility for Organising and Campaigning and co-ordination of the Social and Community Services Division. In April 2024, Darmanin was selected by the party to replace her. On 29 May 2024, Darmanin was appointed to the Senate in a joint sitting of the Parliament of Victoria.

Personal life Darmanin lives in Melbourne with her husband and two sons.