Taoiseach
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leo Varadkar (b. 1979) | Fine Gael | 2007–2024 | Gay | First gay Taoiseach First minister to come out | [1] | |
The following is a list of individuals who have been elected to a political office in Ireland, who fall under the umbrella of LGBT identities, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals.
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Leo Varadkar (b. 1979) | Fine Gael | 2007–2024 | Gay | First gay Taoiseach First minister to come out | [1] | |
† Came out after serving
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pat Carey (b. 1947) | Fianna Fáil | 1997–2011 | Gay | [2] | ||
 | Dominic Hannigan (b. 1965) | Labour | 2011–2016 | Gay | Joint first openly gay TD | [3] | |
 | John Lyons (b. 1977) | Labour | 2011–2016 | Gay | Joint first openly gay TD | [3] | |
 | Jerry Buttimer (b. 1967) | Fine Gael | 2011–2016 | Gay | First openly gay Fine Gael TD First serving member of the Oireachtas to come out | [4] | |
 | Katherine Zappone (b. 1953) | Independent | 2016–2020 | Lesbian | First openly lesbian TD First member in a recognised same-sex relationship | [5] | |
 | Jack Chambers (b. 1990) | Fianna Fáil | 2016– | Gay | [6] | ||
 | Cian O'Callaghan (b. 1979) | Social Democrats | 2020– | Gay | First openly gay Social Democrats TD First openly gay mayor | [7] | |
 | Roderic O'Gorman (b. 1981) | Green | 2020– | Gay | First openly gay Green TD | [8] | |
 | Malcolm Byrne (b. 1974) | Fianna Fáil | 2019–2020, 2024– | Gay | First openly gay TD elected in a by-election, and first openly gay Fianna Fáil TD | [9] | |
 | Ken O'Flynn | Independent Ireland | 2024– | Gay | [10] | ||
 | Pádraig Rice (b. 1990) | Social Democrats | 2024– | Gay | [11] | ||
 | Conor Sheehan (b. 1993) | Labour | 2024– | Gay | [12] | ||
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Norris (b. 1944) | Independent | 1987–2024 | Gay | First openly gay person elected to public office | [13] | |
 | Colm O'Gorman (b. 1966) | Progressive Democrats | 2007–2007 | Gay | First openly gay Progressive Democrats senator | [14] | |
 | Fintan Warfield (b. 1992) | Sinn Féin | 2016– | Gay | First openly gay Sinn Féin senator | [15] | |
 | Annie Hoey (b. 1988) | Labour | 2020– | Bisexual | [16] [17] | ||
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maria Walsh (b. 1987) | Fine Gael | 2019– | Lesbian | First openly lesbian Fine Gael politician | [18] | |
| Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Moran | Independent | 2024– | Gay | [19] | ||
| Name | Party | Years in office | Sexual orientation/ gender identity | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Sheehan | Independent (Fianna Fáil until 2024) | 1999–2009 (town council), 2009– (county council) [20] | Gay | [21] | ||
| Francis Timmons | Labour | 2014– | Gay | [22] | ||
| Patrick McKee (b. 1988) | Fianna Fáil | 2014–2019 | Gay | [23] | ||
| Emma Murphy | Fianna Fáil | 2016– | LGBTQ+ | First LGBTQ+ woman elected as mayor of local authority | [24] | |
| Alan Edge | Independent | 2019– | Gay | [22] | ||
| Owen Hanley | Social Democrats | 2019–2023 | Gay | [25] | ||
| Aisling Moran | Independent | 2024– | Gay | First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in Laois | [26] [27] | |
| Paul O'Brien | Labour | 2019– | Gay | [28] | ||
| Chris Pender | Social Democrats | 2019– | Gay | [29] | ||
| John Sheridan | Fianna Fáil | 2019– | LGBTQ+ | First openly LGBTQ+ person elected in Louth | [30] | |
| Darragh Adelaide | People Before Profit | 2024– | LGBTQ+ | [31] | ||
| Luke Corkery | Fine Gael | 2024– | Gay | [32] | ||
| Laura Harmon (b. 1986) | Labour | 2024– | Lesbian | [33] | ||
| John Maher | Labour | 2024– | Gay | [34] | ||
| Declan Meehan | Independent | 2024– | Gay | First openly gay man elected in Donegal | [35] | |
| Glen Moore | Irish Freedom Party | 2024– | Gay | [36] | ||
This is a list of records relating to the Oireachtas, the national parliament of Ireland, which consists of the President of Ireland, and two Houses, Dáil Éireann, a house of representatives whose members are known as Teachtaí Dála or TDs, and Seanad Éireann, a senate whose members are known as senators.
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