List of LGBTI holders of political offices in Australia

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This is a list of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) holders of political offices in Australia. [1] [2] Currently and historically there are no intersex parliamentarians, although Tony Briffa is known as the world's first openly intersex mayor [3] and "first known intersex public office-bearer in the Western world", [4] having served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Hobsons Bay between 2009–2011 and Mayor between 2011–2012. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Federal parliament

NameImagePartySeatTerm in OfficeNotes
Don Dobie [7] Don Dobie 1970 (cropped).jpg   Liberal Member for Hughes 26 November 196625 October 1969
Member for Cook 25 October 19692 December 1972
13 December 197529 January 1996
Neil Brown [8] Neil Brown 1970.png   Liberal Member for Diamond Valley 25 October 19692 December 1972Came out in 1996
13 December 19755 March 1983
Member for Menzies 1 December 198425 February 1991
Neal Blewett [9] Neal Blewett.jpg   Labor Member for Bonython 10 December 197711 February 1994Came out in 2000
Colin Hollis [10]   Labor Member for Macarthur 5 March 19831 December 1984
Member for Throsby 1 December 19848 October 2001
Bob Brown [11] Bob Brown profile.png   Greens Senator for Tasmania1 July 199615 June 2012
Brian Greig [12] Greig portait.jpg   Democrats Senator for Western Australia1 July 199930 June 2005
Penny Wong [13] Penny Wong DFAT official (cropped).jpg   Labor Senator for South Australia1 July 2002incumbent
Louise Pratt [14] Louise Pratt shark rally crop.png   Labor Senator for Western Australia1 July 200830 June 2014
2 July 2016incumbent
Dean Smith [15] Senator Dean Smith (cropped).jpg   Liberal Senator for Western Australia2 May 2012incumbent
Janet Rice [16] Janet-rice-2019.jpg   Greens Senator for Victoria1 July 2014incumbent
Robert Simms [17] Robert Simms.jpg   Greens Senator for South Australia22 September 20152 July 2016
Trent Zimmerman [18] Trent Zimmerman.jpg   Liberal Member for North Sydney 5 December 201523 May 2022
Trevor Evans [19] Trevor Evans MP.jpg   Liberal Member for Brisbane 2 July 201623 May 2022
Julian Hill [20] Julian Hill MP.jpg   Labor Member for Bruce 2 July 2016incumbent
Tim Wilson [20] Tim Wilson (17887430121) (cropped).jpg   Liberal Member for Goldstein 2 July 201623 May 2022
Kerryn Phelps [21] Kerryn Phelps 2012 interview.jpg   Independent Member for Wentworth 20 October 201818 May 2019
Angie Bell [22]   Liberal Member for Moncrieff 18 May 2019incumbent
Nita Green [23]   Labor Senator for Queensland1 July 2019incumbent
Stephen Bates [24] Stephen Bates.jpg   Greens Member for Brisbane 28 May 2022incumbent

Tasmania

New South Wales

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Western Australia

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Victoria


Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

South Australia

Legislative Council

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

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