List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices

See also: List of LGBT firsts by year and List of transgender political office-holders

This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death.

The year in brackets refers to the year which the officeholder was elected as an openly LGBT person. If they came out during term of office it is referred to after the year in brackets.

It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries are also to be listed.

Heads of state

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# Portrait Name Country National population
(while in office) 		Office Political party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Sexual orientation/
gender identity
1 Paolo Rondelli  San Marino 33,627 (2021 estimate) Captain Regent RETE Movement 1 April 2022 1 October 2022 183 days Gay[1]
2 Edgars Rinkēvičs  Latvia 1,827,533 (2023 estimate) President Unity 8 July 2023 Present 1 year, 132 days Gay[2][3]

Heads of government

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Former prime minister of Iceland, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (second from right), and her wife Jónína (far left) with Slovenian President Danilo Türk and his wife Barbara. Official visit to Slovenia.
# Portrait Name Years Nation National population
(while in office)		 Office Note
1 Per-Kristian Foss[4] 2002  Norway 4,538,438 (2002 estimate) Prime Minister Acting Prime Minister for a brief period. Openly gay.
2 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir[5] 2009–2013  Iceland 325,671 (2013 estimate) Prime Minister First permanent LGBT head of government. Openly lesbian.
3 Elio Di Rupo[6] 2011–2014  Belgium 11,316,836 (2014 estimate) Prime Minister Openly gay.
4 Xavier Bettel[7] 2013–2023  Luxembourg 660,809 (2023 estimate) Prime Minister Openly gay.
5 Leo Varadkar[8] 2017–2020, 2022–2024  Ireland 5,281,600 (2022 estimate) Taoiseach Openly gay.
6 Ana Brnabić[9] 2017–2024  Serbia 6,647,003 (2022 estimate) Prime Minister Openly lesbian.
7 Xavier Espot Zamora[10] 2019–present  Andorra 81,588 (2023 estimate) Prime Minister Openly gay.
8 Gabriel Attal[11] 2024  France 68,042,591 (2023 estimate) Prime Minister Openly gay.

International bodies

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European Union

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European Commission

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European Parliament

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Arranged by country

Regional leaders

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Name Years Region Nation Office Note
Don Dunstan 1970–1979  South Australia  Australia Premier Openly bisexual.
Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal 1998–1999  Valle del Cauca  Colombia Governor Openly gay.
Nichi Vendola 2005–2015  Apulia  Italy President Openly gay.
Rosario Crocetta 2012–2017  Sicily  Italy President Openly gay.
Kathleen Wynne 2014–2018  Ontario  Canada Premier Openly lesbian.
Antonino Spirlì 2020–2021  Calabria  Italy Acting President
Kate Brown 2015–2023  Oregon  United States Governor Openly bisexual.
Andrew Barr 2014–present  Australian Capital Territory  Australia Chief Minister Openly gay.
Jared Polis 2019–present  Colorado  United States Governor Openly gay.
Gustavo Melella 2019–present  Tierra del Fuego  Argentina Governor Openly gay.
Eduardo Leite 2019–2022, 2023–present  Rio Grande do Sul  Brazil Governor Openly gay.[27]
Fátima Bezerra 2019–present  Rio Grande do Norte  Brazil Governor Openly lesbian.[28]
Tina Kotek 2023–present  Oregon  United States Governor Openly lesbian.
Maura Healey 2023–present  Massachusetts  United States Governor Openly lesbian.

Americas

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Aruba

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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  • Congressperson (Deputy) – Manuel Canelas – 2015[43] [First openly gay male]
  • Assemblyperson (La Paz) – París Galán – 2015 [First openly transgender male]

Brazil

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Main article: List of LGBT politicians in Brazil

Canada

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Main article: List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in Canada

Chile

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Ecuador

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El Salvador

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Guatemala

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Mexico

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Peru

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Puerto Rico

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United States

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Main article: List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States

Uruguay

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  • Director of Macro Counseling in Social Policies – Andrés Scagliola – 2010[85] [First openly gay member of the government; Came out: 2011]
  • House of Representatives (Substitute Deputy) – Martín Couto – 2014[86] [First openly gay congressperson; Came out: 2017]
  • Member of Parliament – Michelle Suárez Bértora – 2014[87] [First transgender legislator]

Venezuela

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Europe

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Andorra

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Austria

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Belgium

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Faroe Islands

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Finland

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France

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Main article: List of LGBT politicians in France

Germany

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Main article: List of LGBT politicians in Germany

Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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  • Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir – 2009–2013[5] [First openly gay person in the world to be elected head of government]
  • Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir – 1987–1994, 2007–2009[5]
  • Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources – Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson – 2017[141] [First openly gay male to serve as a minister]

Ireland

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Isle of Man

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Italy

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Latvia

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Netherlands

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Main article: List of LGBT holders of political offices in the Netherlands

Norway

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Poland

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Main article: List of LGBT politicians in Poland

Portugal

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Spain

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Main article: List of LGBT politicians in Spain

Autonomous regional parliament members

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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Main article: List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United Kingdom

Africa

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Mauritius

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South Africa

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Tunisia

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Asia

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Hong Kong

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  • Legislative Council Member – Raymond Chan Chi-chuen – 2012[228] [First openly gay man]
  • District Council Member — Jimmy Sham, Kenneth Cheung, and Alice Wei — 2019[229] [First openly gay and lesbian councillors]

India

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Israel

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Japan

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Macau

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Nepal

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Philippines

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Oceania

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Australia

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Main article: List of LGBTI holders of political offices in Australia

Guam

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New Zealand

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ While Anna Grodzka never conclusively stated her sexual orientation, in some interviews she said she could be seen as either lesbian or bisexual, which would made her either first lesbian or first female bisexual elected official in Poland. Otherwise, first women to openly and fully identify as bisexual in elected position were Anna Maria Żukowska and Hanna Gill-Piątek, elected to the Sejm in 2019, and first lesbian, Zuzanna Bartel, a member of the Poznań City Council elected in 2024.

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