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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, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, San Marino, and Serbia.

Heads of state

  Denotes incumbent head of state
Name Portrait Country National population
(while in office) 		Office Political party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Sexual orientation/
gender identity
Paolo Rondelli  San Marino 33,627 (2021 estimate) Captain Regent RETE Movement 1 April 2022 1 October 2022 183 days Gay[1]
Edgars Rinkēvičs  Latvia 1,827,533 (2023 estimate) President Unity 8 July 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 47 days Gay[2][3]

Heads of government

  Denotes incumbent head of government
Name Portrait Country National population
(while in office) 		Office Political party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Sexual orientation/
gender identity
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir  Iceland 315,556 (2011 census) Prime Minister Social Democratic Alliance 1 February 2009 23 May 2013 4 years, 111 days Lesbian[4]
Elio Di Rupo  Belgium 11,000,638 (2011 census) Prime Minister Socialist Party 6 December 2011 11 October 2014 2 years, 309 days Gay[5]
Xavier Bettel  Luxembourg 660,804 (2023 estimate) Prime Minister Democratic Party 4 December 2013 Incumbent 10 years, 264 days Gay[6]
Leo Varadkar  Ireland 4,761,865 (2016 census) Taoiseach Fine Gael 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 3 years, 13 days Gay[7]
17 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 251 days
Ana Brnabić  Serbia 6,926,705 (2020 estimate) Prime Minister Serbian Progressive Party 29 June 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 56 days Lesbian[8]
Xavier Espot Zamora  Andorra 81,588 (2023 estimate) Prime Minister Democrats for Andorra 16 May 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 100 days Gay[9]

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 National population
(while in office) 		Office Political party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Sexual orientation/
gender identity
Guido Westerwelle  Germany 80,200,000 (2011 census) Vice-Chancellor of Germany Free Democratic Party 28 October 2009 16 May 2011 1 year, 200 days Gay
Etienne Schneider  Luxembourg 604,245 (2018 estimate) Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 4 December 2013 4 February 2020 6 years, 62 days Gay
Petra De Sutter  Belgium 11,492,641 (2020 estimate) Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium Groen 1 October 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 328 days Trans woman
Grant Robertson  New Zealand 5,136,220 (2022 estimate) Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Labour 6 November 2020 25 January 2023 2 years, 80 days Gay

Sub-national leaders

  Denotes incumbent head of sub-national government
Name Portrait Entity Country Office Political party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Sexual orientation/
gender identity
Don Dunstan  South Australia  Australia Premier Labor 1 June 1967 17 April 1968 321 days Bisexual
2 June 1970 15 February 1979 8 years, 258 days
Jerónimo Saavedra[a]  Canary Islands  Spain President Spanish 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  Valle del Cauca  Colombia Governor Independent 1 January 1998 27 July 1999 1 year, 207 days
Elio Di Rupo  Wallonia  Belgium 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 Incumbent 4 years, 346 days
Jan Franssen  South Holland  Netherlands King's Commissioner People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 3 May 2000 1 January 2014 13 years, 243 days Gay
Bertrand Delanoë  Paris  France Mayor Socialist Party 25 March 2001 5 April 2014 13 years, 11 days
Klaus Wowereit  Berlin  Germany Governing Mayor Social Democratic Party of Germany 16 June 2001 11 December 2014 13 years, 178 days
Ole von Beust  Hamburg  Germany First Mayor Christian Democratic Union of Germany 31 October 2001 25 August 2010 8 years, 298 days
Jim McGreevey  New Jersey  United States Governor Democratic Party 15 January 2002 15 November 2004 2 years, 305 days
Nichi Vendola  Apulia  Italy President Communist Refoundation Party 4 April 2005 1 June 2015 10 years, 58 days
Clemens Cornielje  Gelderland  Netherlands King's Commissioner People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 31 August 2005 6 February 2019 13 years, 159 days
Lynne Brown  Western Cape  South Africa Premier African National Congress 25 July 2008 6 May 2009 315 days Lesbian
Allan Bell  Isle of Man  United Kingdom Chief Minister Independent 11 October 2011 4 October 2016 4 years, 359 days Gay
Martin Klöti  St. Gallen   Switzerland Member of the Executive Council The Liberals 1 June 2012 31 May 2020 7 years, 365 days
Rosario Crocetta  Sicily  Italy President Democratic Party 10 November 2012 18 November 2017 5 years, 8 days
Kathleen Wynne  Ontario  Canada Premier Liberal Party 11 February 2013 29 June 2018 5 years, 116 days Lesbian
Andrew Barr  Australian Capital Territory  Australia Chief Minister Labor 11 December 2014 Incumbent 9 years, 257 days Gay
Kate Brown  Oregon  United States Governor Democratic Party 18 February 2015 9 January 2023 7 years, 325 days Bisexual
Wade MacLauchlan  Prince Edward Island  Canada Premier Liberal Party 23 February 2015 9 May 2019 4 years, 75 days Gay
Niluka Ekanayake Central Province  Sri Lanka Governor Independent 17 March 2016 11 April 2018 2 years, 25 days Trans woman
Sabaragamuwa Province Governor 12 April 2018 31 December 2018 263 days
Arno Brok  Friesland  Netherlands King's Commissioner People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1 March 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 176 days Gay
Eduardo Leite  Rio Grande do Sul  Brazil Governor Brazilian Social Democracy Party 1 January 2019 31 March 2022 3 years, 89 days
1 January 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 236 days
Fátima Bezerra  Rio Grande do Norte  Brazil Governor Workers' Party 1 January 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 236 days Lesbian
Jared Polis  Colorado  United States Governor Democratic Party 8 January 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 229 days Gay
Gustavo Melella  Tierra del Fuego  Argentina Governor FORJA Concertation Party 17 December 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 251 days
Claudia López Hernández  Bogotá  Colombia Mayor Green Alliance 1 January 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 236 days Lesbian
Maura Healey  Massachusetts  United States Governor Democratic Party 5 January 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 232 days
Tina Kotek  Oregon  United States Governor Democratic Party 9 January 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 228 days
  1. ^ Publicly came out after retirement, although while being a senator.

Others

Politicians who were closeted while in office and never officially came out or were outed only after their deaths or retirement include:

See also

References

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