Daniel James Pearson (born 15 February 1973) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Essendon. Pearson has served in the Second Andrews Ministry as the Minister for Housing since June 2022, and as the Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Government Services and Minister for Regulatory Reform since June 2020. He was also the Minister for Creative Industries between September 2020 and June 2022.