List of transgender political office-holders
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Since the 1990s, transgender individuals have been elected to public office in growing numbers.
Asia
India
- Shabnam Bano (aka Shabnam "Mausi"), Member of the Madhya Pradesh State Legislative Assembly – 1998.[1]
- Kamla Jaan, Mayor of Katni, central Madhya Pradesh. Elected in 2000, she was India's first transgender mayor.[2][3] In 2002, a judge in Madhya Pradesh ruled that she was legally male and could not hold an office reserved for women.[4]
- Kamla Kinnar (aka Kamla "Bua"), Mayor of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh – 2009.[5]
- Madhu Kinnar, Mayor of the Raigarh Municipal Corporation – 2015.
Indonesia
Japan
- Aya Kamikawa, transgender female assembly member for Tokyo’s Setagaya ward – 2003.[8]
- Tomoya Hosoda, transgender male city council member of the city of Iruma in the Saitama Prefecture – 2017.[9][10]
- Maria Akasaka, transgender female assembly member in the Kameoka City Council member in Kyoto Prefecture – 2019.[11]
- Ayako Fuchigami, transgender female assembly member in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly representing Sapporo's Higashi-ku ward – 2019.[12]
Taiwan
- Audrey Tang, Minister for Digital Affairs – 2016
Thailand
- Yollada Suanyot, representative of Mueang Nan District on the Provincial Administration Organization for Nan Province – 2012.[13]
- Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, first openly transgender MP in the House of Representatives.[14][15]
Malaysia
- Hazreen Shaik Daud, transgender woman, political secretary of Teh Yee Cheu from the Democratic Action Party representing Tanjung Bungah in the Penang State Legislative Assembly – 2013.[16]
- Rania Zara Medina, transgender woman, trans health consultant by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in the Country Coordinating Mechanism committee.[17][18]
Sri Lanka
- Niluka Ekanayake, Governor of Central Province – 2016–2018, Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province April 2018– December 2018.[19]
Philippines
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- Geraldine B. Roman, Representative of the 1st District of Bataan – 2016.[20]
Europe
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Germany
- Christian Schenk, Member of the Bundestag for the Independent Women's Association Party and later the Party of Democratic Socialism (transitioned after leaving office) – 1990–2002[21]
- Felix Reda, member of European Parliament for the Pirate Party (transitioned after leaving office) - 2014-2019[22]
- Nyke Slawik, member of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens - 2021–present[23]
- Tessa Ganserer, member of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens - 2021–2025[24]
- Victoria Broßart, member of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens - 2025–present[25][26]
France
- Camille Cabral, Council of the 17th arrondissement of Paris – 2001.[27][28]
- Marie Cau, first openly transgender mayor in France[29]
United Kingdom
- Rosalind Mitchell, Bristol City Councillor, transitioned after being elected to office in 1997.[30]
- Edward Lord, Councilman for the City of London for the Liberal Democrats (2001–present; openly non-binary from 2018).[31]
- Jenny Bailey, Civic Leader of Cambridge City Council, Councillor for East Chesterton ward, and Mayor of Cambridge for the Liberal Democrats (2002–2008).[32]
- Jamie Wallis, Member of Parliament for Bridgend for the Conservative Party (UK) (2019–2024; openly transgender from 2022).[33]
- Nikki Sinclaire, Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for We Demand a Referendum Now (2009–2014).[34]
- Sarah Brown, Member of Cambridge City Council for Petersfield for the Liberal Democrats (2010–2014).[35][36]
- Anwen Muston, Member of City of Wolverhampton Council for East Park for the Labour Party (2016–present).[37]
- Zoë Kirk-Robinson, Member of Bolton Council for Westhoughton North and Chew Moor for the Conservative Party (2016–2019).[38]
- Sarah Fanet, Member of The Highland Council for Fort William & Ardnamurchan for the Scottish National Party (2021–present).[39][40]
- Owen Hurcum, mayor of Bangor, Gwynedd (2021–2022)[41][42]
- Tanya Park, Member of Borough of Eastleigh Council for the Liberal Democrats (2021–present).[43]
- Helen Belcher, Member of Wiltshire Council for the Liberal Democrats (2021–present).[44]
- Little Brighouse, Member of Powys County Council for Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge (2022–present).[45]
- Tammy Hymas, Member of London Borough of Haringey Council for St Ann's ward for the Labour Party.[46]
- Danny Keeling, Member of London Borough of Newham Council for the Green Party of England and Wales and Green Opposition Leader (2022–present).[47]
- Kira Lewis, Member of Waltham Forest London Borough Council for the Labour Party (2022–present).[48]
- Dylan Tippetts, Member of Plymouth City Council for the Labour Party (2022–present).[48]
- Elaine Gallagher, Member of Glasgow City Council for the Scottish Greens (2022–present).[48]
- Isla Wrathmell, Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for the Labour Party (2022–present).[49]
- Chris Northwood, Member of Manchester City Council for the Liberal Democrats (2023–present).[50]
- Raphael Hill, Member of Brighton and Hove City Council for the Green Party (2023–present).[51]
- Violet Bonetta, Member of East Devon District Council for the Labour party (2023–present).[52]
- Hannah Phillips, Member of Lymington and Pennington Town Council for the Liberal Democrats (2023–present).[53]
- Kaz Self, Member of Bristol City Council for the Labour Party (2024–present).[54]
- Tania Stevenson, Member of Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Council as leader of the independent group, (2023-present)[55][56]
Iceland
- Alexandra Briem, elected President of the Reykjavík City Council on 18 May 2021.[57][58]
Italy
- Vladimir Luxuria, Chamber of Deputies by the Lazio 1 constituency in Rome (Member of Parliament in Europe) – 2006.[59]
- Gianmarco Negri, mayor of Tromello, Province of Pavia – 2019.[60][61]
Spain
- Manuela Trasobares, Town Councilor in Geldo – 2007.[62]
- Carla Antonelli, Deputy in the Assembly of Madrid for the Spanish Socialists Workers Party (PSOE) – 2011.
- Jimena González, Deputy in the Assembly of Madrid for Más Madrid - 2023.[63]
Sweden
- Lina Axelsson Kihlblom, Minister for Schools in Andersson Cabinet.[64]
- Alexandra Ward-Slotte, Councillor in the municipality of Stenungsund for the liberal-conservative Moderate party. LGBTQ-activist and Vice president of west pride.[65]
- Lukas Romson, Swedish politician for the Socialdemocratic party. Brother of Åsa Romson, former deputy prime minister.[66]
- Mia Mulder, Councillor in the municipality of Sollentuna for the Left Party.
Poland
- Anna Grodzka, Member of Parliament in Poland (Sejm) – 2011.[67]
Belgium
- Petra De Sutter, Belgian Senate member – 2014. Belgian Minister for Civil Servants and Government Institutions – 2020[68][69]
Netherlands
- Lisa van Ginneken, Member of the Dutch House of Representatives – 2021.[70]
North America
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Canada
- Uzoma Asagwara, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba – 2019.[71]
- Jamie Lee Hamilton, Board of directors of the Greater Vancouver Native Cultural Society – 2008.[72][73]
- Catherine McKenney, Ottawa City Councilor – 2014.[74]
- Micheline Montreuil, Member of the NDP Federal Council – 2008.
- Estefan Cortes-Vargas, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta – 2015–2019.
- Lisa Lachance, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly – 2021. (genderqueer)[75]
- Julie Lemieux, Mayor of Très-Saint-Rédempteur in Quebec and first openly transgender mayor in Canada – 2017.[76][77]
- Lyra Evans, School Board Trustee in Ottawa was the first openly transgender school trustee in Canada; previously a candidate for member of provincial parliament in Ontario – 2018.[78][79]
- Amita Kuttner, interim leader of the Green Party of Canada[80]
- Blake Desjarlais, MP for Edmonton Griesbach and the first openly two-spirit individual to serve in Parliament – 2021[81]
- Teri Westerby, School Board Trustee in Chilliwack and the first openly transgender person elected in BC in 2022. [82]
- Logan Oxenham - member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta – 2023.
- Birkley Valks, School Board Trustee in Kootenay-Columbia's School District 20 - 2023.
Cuba
- Adela Hernández, Municipal Council of Caibarién in the Ville Clara Province – 2012.[83][84][85]
Mexico
- María Clemente García, proportional representation deputy, 65th Congress – 2021
- Salma Luévano, proportional representation deputy, 65th Congress – 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
- Jowelle de Souza, sworn into the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago on February 15, 2022. First transgender parliamentarian in Caribbean history.[86][87][88][89]
United States
This is a partial list of notable firsts, organized chronologically. For a full list in of those elected the U.S., see the main article.
- Joanne Marie Conte, perhaps the first openly transgender person to elected to public office, was elected to Arvada, Colorado's City Council in 1991.[90]
- Danica Roem, Virginia House of Delegates, 13th District, was the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature.[a][91] In 2023, Roem was elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first transgender person to be elected and serve in both houses of a state legislature in the U.S. and the first transgender state senator in the Southern United States .[92]
- James Roesener (New Hampshire House of Representatives, 22nd district) became the first openly transgender man elected to a state legislature in 2022.[93][94]
- Sarah McBride, Representative for Delaware in the United States House of Representatives, elected in 2024. First transgender member of the US Congress and highest elected officeholder in the United States.[95] Previously elected to the Delaware Senate in 2020, McBride is also the first transgender state senator in United States history.[96][97]
Oceania
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Australia
New Zealand
- Georgina Beyer, elected to Carterton District Council in 1993, mayor of Carterton in 1995 and member of parliament for Wairarapa in 1999.[34]
South America
Argentina
- Mara Pérez Reynoso, holder of the non-discrimination area in the Ministry of Security, first transgender public official in Argentina's government – 2016.[103]
- Alba Rueda, Undersecretary of Diversity Policies (2020–2022)[104][105]
- Sandra Edith "Tía Gaucha" Tancredi, municipal councillor of Escobar, Buenos Aires Province (2022–2025)[106]
Bolivia
- París Galán, first trans person to win elective office – 2015.
Brazil
- Kátia Tapety, first elected transgender politician in Brazil, elected alderwoman in Colônia do Piauí in 1992, elected deputy mayor in 2004[107][108]
- Érica Malunguinho da Silva, first trans person elected to a State Congress – 2018.[109]
- Robeyoncé Lima, first trans state deputy in Pernambuco - 2018.[110]
- Linda Brasil, first trans city councillor elected in Aracaju - 2020.[111]
- Erika Hilton, first trans woman elected to the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo in 2020,[112] one of the first trans members elected to Federal Congress alongside Duda Salabert in 2022[113]
- Thammy Miranda, first trans man elected to the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo - 2020.[114]
- Duda Salabert, first trans city councillor elected in Belo Horizonte – 2020.[115]
- Dani Balbi - first trans state deputy in Rio de Janeiro, selected as chair of the state Labour, Legislation and Social Security Committee - 2022.[116]
- Symmy Larrat - National Secretary for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People - 2023.[117]
Chile
- Alejandra González Pino - First elected transgender politician in Chile, councilwoman for Lampa - 2004.[118]
- Zuliana Araya - Councilwoman for Valparaiso – 2016.[119]
- Emilia Schneider - Congresswoman for district 10 – 2022.[citation needed]
Colombia
- Matilda Gonzalez, Secretary of Women’s and Gender Equality for Manizales (2020).[120][121]
- Tamara Argote, first non-binary member of the Congress of Colombia (2022).[122]
Ecuador
- Diane Marie Rodríguez Zambrano, alternate member of the National Assembly representing Guayas Province – 2017.[123]
Peru
- Luisa Revilla, Councillor in La Esperanza in the province of Trujillo – 2014.[34]
Uruguay
- Michelle Suarez Bertora, Uruguayan Parliament – 2014.[124]
Venezuela
- Tamara Adrián, National Assembly of Venezuela – 2015.[125]
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