This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death.
The year in brackets refers to the year which the officeholder was elected as an openly LGBT person. If they came out during term of office it is referred to after the year in brackets.
It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries are also to be listed.
| # | Portrait | Name | Country | National population (while in office) | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Paolo Rondelli |  San Marino | 33,627 (2021 estimate) | Captain Regent | RETE Movement | 1 April 2022 | 1 October 2022 | 183 days | Gay [1] |
| 2 |  | Edgars Rinkēvičs |  Latvia | 1,827,533 (2023 estimate) | President | Unity | 8 July 2023 | Present | 1 year, 161 days | Gay [2] [3] |
| # | Portrait | Name | Years | Nation | National population (while in office) | Office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Per-Kristian Foss [4] | 2002 |  Norway | 4,538,438 (2002 estimate) | Prime Minister | Acting Prime Minister for a brief period. Openly gay. |
| 2 |  | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir [5] | 2009–2013 |  Iceland | 325,671 (2013 estimate) | Prime Minister | First permanent LGBT head of government. Openly lesbian. |
| 3 |  | Elio Di Rupo [6] | 2011–2014 |  Belgium | 11,316,836 (2014 estimate) | Prime Minister | Openly gay. |
| 4 |  | Xavier Bettel [7] | 2013–2023 |  Luxembourg | 660,809 (2023 estimate) | Prime Minister | Openly gay. |
| 5 |  | Leo Varadkar [8] | 2017–2020, 2022–2024 |  Ireland | 5,281,600 (2022 estimate) | Taoiseach | Openly gay. |
| 6 |  | Ana Brnabić [9] | 2017–2024 |  Serbia | 6,647,003 (2022 estimate) | Prime Minister | Openly lesbian. |
| 7 |  | Xavier Espot Zamora [10] | 2019–present |  Andorra | 81,588 (2023 estimate) | Prime Minister | Openly gay. |
| 8 |  | Gabriel Attal [11] | 2024 |  France | 68,042,591 (2023 estimate) | Prime Minister | Openly gay. |
Arranged by country
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Austria have advanced significantly in the 21st century, and are now considered generally progressive. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Austria. Registered partnerships were introduced in 2010, giving same-sex couples some of the rights of marriage. Stepchild adoption was legalised in 2013, while full joint adoption was legalised by the Constitutional Court of Austria in 2016. On 5 December 2017, the Austrian Constitutional Court decided to legalise same-sex marriage, and the ruling went into effect on 1 January 2019.
New Zealand lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are some of the most extensive in the world. The protection of LGBT rights is advanced, relative to other countries in Oceania, and among the most liberal in the world, with the country being the first in the region to legalise same-sex marriage.
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The following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) history in the 21st century.
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Dessen Homosexualität war in der Endphase der Weimarer Republik von Sozialdemokraten publik gemacht und von Hitler demonstrativ toleriert worden. Trotz dieses Skandals wurde Röhm von Hitler im Dezember 1933 als Reichsminister nominiert und von Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg auch widerstrebend ernannt – und damit wohl zum ersten vorab bekannten Homosexuellen in einer deutschen Regierung überhaupt.
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