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This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans (LGBT) people who have been the head of state or government of a country or a subnational division such as a state, a province, or a territory. Openly LGBT people have served as national heads of state or government in Andorra, Belgium, France, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, San Marino, and Serbia.
Name | Portrait | Country | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
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Paolo Rondelli | ![]() |
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Captain Regent | RETE Movement | 1 April 2022 | 1 October 2022 | 183 days | Gay[1] |
Edgars Rinkēvičs | ![]() |
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President | Unity | 8 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 52 days | Gay[2][3] |
Name | Portrait | Country | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Social Democratic Alliance | 1 February 2009 | 23 May 2013 | 4 years, 111 days | Lesbian[4] |
Elio Di Rupo | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Socialist Party | 6 December 2011 | 11 October 2014 | 2 years, 309 days | Gay[5] |
Xavier Bettel | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Democratic Party | 4 December 2013 | 17 November 2023 | 9 years, 348 days | Gay[6] |
Leo Varadkar | ![]() |
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Taoiseach | Fine Gael | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 3 years, 13 days | Gay[7] |
17 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | 1 year, 114 days | ||||||
Ana Brnabić | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Progressive Party | 29 June 2017 | 20 March 2024 | 6 years, 265 days | Lesbian[8] |
Xavier Espot Zamora | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Democrats for Andorra | 16 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 105 days | Gay[9] |
Gabriel Attal | ![]() |
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Prime Minister | Renaissance | 9 January 2024 | Incumbent | 233 days | Gay[10] |
Some openly LGBT people have also served as deputy prime ministers, or an analogous office, who may take the position of the acting head of government when they are temporarily absent.
Name | Portrait | Country | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
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Gaëtan Duval | ![]() |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Social Democratic Party | 21 August 1983 | 11 December 1988 | 5 years, 112 days | Gay |
Guido Westerwelle | ![]() |
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Vice-Chancellor | Free Democratic Party | 28 October 2009 | 16 May 2011 | 1 year, 200 days | Gay |
Etienne Schneider | ![]() |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Socialist Workers' Party | 4 December 2013 | 4 February 2020 | 6 years, 62 days | Gay |
Kajsa Ollongren | ![]() |
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Second Deputy Prime Minister | Democrats 66 | 26 October 2017 | 1 November 2019 | 2 years, 6 days | Lesbian |
14 May 2020 | 10 January 2022 | 1 year, 241 days | ||||||
Leo Varadkar | ![]() |
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Tánaiste | Fine Gael | 27 June 2020 | 17 December 2022 | 2 years, 173 days | Gay |
Petra De Sutter | ![]() |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Groen | 1 October 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 333 days | Trans woman |
Grant Robertson | ![]() |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Labour Party | 6 November 2020 | 25 January 2023 | 2 years, 80 days | Gay |
Xavier Bettel | ![]() |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Democratic Party | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | 286 days | Gay |
Rob Jetten | ![]() |
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First Deputy Prime Minister | Democrats 66 | 8 January 2024 | 2 July 2024 | 176 days | Gay |
Name | Portrait | Entity | Country | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
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Don Dunstan | ![]() |
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Premier | Labor Party | 1 June 1967 | 17 April 1968 | 321 days | Bisexual |
2 June 1970 | 15 February 1979 | 8 years, 258 days | |||||||
Jerónimo Saavedra[lower-alpha 1] | ![]() |
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President | Socialist Workers' Party | 29 November 1982 | 4 July 1987 | 4 years, 217 days | Gay |
11 July 1991 | 2 April 1993 | 1 year, 265 days | |||||||
Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal | ![]() |
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Governor | Independent | 1 January 1998 | 27 July 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Gay | |
Elio Di Rupo | ![]() |
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Minister-President | Socialist Party | 15 July 1999 | 4 April 2000 | 264 days | Gay |
6 October 2005 | 20 July 2007 | 1 year, 287 days | |||||||
13 September 2019 | 15 July 2024 | 4 years, 306 days | |||||||
Jan Franssen | ![]() |
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King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 3 May 2000 | 1 January 2014 | 13 years, 243 days | Gay |
Erling Lae | ![]() |
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Governor | Conservative Party | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2016 | 6 years, 29 days | Gay |
Klaus Wowereit | ![]() |
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Governing Mayor | Social Democratic Party | 16 June 2001 | 11 December 2014 | 13 years, 178 days | Gay |
Ole von Beust | ![]() |
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First Mayor | Christian Democratic Union | 31 October 2001 | 25 August 2010 | 8 years, 298 days | Gay | |
Jim McGreevey | ![]() |
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Governor | Democratic Party | 15 January 2002 | 15 November 2004 | 2 years, 305 days | Gay |
Nichi Vendola | ![]() |
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President | Communist Refoundation Party | 4 April 2005 | 1 June 2015 | 10 years, 58 days | Gay |
Clemens Cornielje | ![]() |
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King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 31 August 2005 | 6 February 2019 | 13 years, 159 days | Gay |
Bernhard Pulver | ![]() |
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Member of the Executive Council | Green Party | 1 June 2006 | 31 May 2018 | 11 years, 364 days | Gay | |
Lynne Brown | ![]() |
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Premier | African National Congress | 25 July 2008 | 6 May 2009 | 315 days | Lesbian |
Allan Bell | ![]() |
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Chief Minister | Independent | 11 October 2011 | 4 October 2016 | 4 years, 359 days | Gay |
Martin Klöti | ![]() |
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Member of the Executive Council | The Liberals | 1 June 2012 | 31 May 2020 | 7 years, 365 days | Gay |
Cian O'Callaghan | ![]() |
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Mayor | Labour Party | 22 June 2012 | 15 June 2013 | 358 days | Gay |
Rosario Crocetta | ![]() |
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President | Democratic Party | 10 November 2012 | 18 November 2017 | 5 years, 8 days | Gay |
Kathleen Wynne | ![]() |
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Premier | Liberal Party | 11 February 2013 | 29 June 2018 | 5 years, 116 days | Lesbian |
Fintan Warfield | ![]() |
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Mayor | Sinn Féin | 6 June 2014 | 25 June 2015 | 1 year, 19 days | Gay |
Andrew Barr | ![]() |
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Chief Minister | Labor Party | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | 9 years, 262 days | Gay |
Kate Brown | ![]() |
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Governor | Democratic Party | 18 February 2015 | 9 January 2023 | 7 years, 325 days | Bisexual |
Wade MacLauchlan | ![]() |
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Premier | Liberal Party | 23 February 2015 | 9 May 2019 | 4 years, 75 days | Gay |
Niluka Ekanayake | ![]() |
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Governor | Independent | 17 March 2016 | 11 April 2018 | 2 years, 25 days | Trans woman | |
Governor | 12 April 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 263 days | ||||||
Arno Brok | ![]() |
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King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1 March 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 181 days | Gay |
Andy Street | ![]() |
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Mayor | Conservative Party | 8 May 2017 | 5 May 2024 | 6 years, 363 days | Gay |
Thierry Apothéloz | ![]() |
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Member of the Council of State | Social Democratic Party | 1 June 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 89 days | Gay |
Eduardo Leite | ![]() |
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Governor | Social Democracy Party | 1 January 2019 | 31 March 2022 | 3 years, 89 days | Gay |
1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 241 days | |||||||
Fátima Bezerra | ![]() |
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Governor | Workers' Party | 1 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 241 days | Lesbian |
Jared Polis | ![]() |
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Governor | Democratic Party | 8 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 234 days | Gay |
Gustavo Melella | ![]() |
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Governor | FORJA Concertation Party | 17 December 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 256 days | Gay |
Claudia López Hernández | ![]() |
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Mayor | Green Alliance | 1 January 2020 | 31 December 2023 | 3 years, 364 days | Lesbian |
Bent Høie | ![]() |
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Governor | Conservative Party | 1 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 302 days | Gay |
Emma Murphy | ![]() |
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Mayor | Fianna Fáil | 24 June 2022 | 29 June 2023 | 1 year, 5 days | Lesbian | |
Maura Healey | ![]() |
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Governor | Democratic Party | 5 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 237 days | Lesbian |
Tina Kotek | ![]() |
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Governor | Democratic Party | 9 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 233 days | Lesbian |
Politicians who were closeted while in office and never officially came out or were outed only after their deaths or retirement include:
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