List of LGBTQ politicians in the United Kingdom

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The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-elected House of Lords.

Following the 2019 general election, the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide.[1]

Prime Ministers

List of LGBT Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

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Party Portrait Name Office held Year elected
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1894
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House of Commons

List of LGBT Speakers of the House of Commons

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Office held Year elected
Labour George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Speaker of the House of Commons 1976
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List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

Cabinet as a collection of senior ministers was informally developed over centuries. Formal membership of cabinet were not firmly established until the 1800s. The significance of different offices also vary over time. The inclusion of this list first entry, the Lord Brooke, is subject to debate, as the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer was a functional position junior to the Lord High Treasurer at the time.

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First cabinet-rank office held Year appointed
Independent Fulke Greville Warwickshire Chancellor of the Exchequer [a] 1614
Tory George Germain[4][5][6] Dover Secretary of State for the Colonies 1775
Liberal Lewis Harcourt[7][8][9] Rossendale First Commissioner of Works 1907
Labour Hugh Dalton[10] Peckham Minister of Economic Warfare [b] 1940
Conservative Harry Crookshank Gainsborough Postmaster General[b][c] 1943
Labour Hugh Gaitskell[11] Leeds South Chancellor of the Exchequer 1950
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13] Tiverton Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1954
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd[14][15] Mid Bedfordshire Secretary of State for the Colonies 1954
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd[16][17] Chelmsford Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1955
Labour Anthony Crosland[18][19][20][21] Great Grimsby Secretary of State for Education and Science 1965
Labour Roy Jenkins[22] Birmingham Stechford Home Secretary 1965
Labour Richard Crossman[23][3][24] Coventry East Leader of the House of Commons 1966
Labour George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Secretary of State for Wales 1968
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas[25] Chelmsford Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1979
Labour Nick Brown[26] Newcastle upon Tyne East Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) [d] 1997
Labour Ron Davies[27] Caerphilly Secretary of State for Wales 1997
Labour Peter Mandelson[28] Hartlepool Minister without Portfolio[e] 1997
Labour Chris Smith[29] Islington South and Finsbury Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997
Labour Shaun Woodward[30] St Helens South and Whiston Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007
Labour Ben Bradshaw[31] Exeter Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2009
Liberal Democrats David Laws[32] Yeovil Chief Secretary to the Treasury[e] 2010
Conservative Justine Greening[33] Putney Secretary of State for Education 2011
Conservative David Mundell[34] Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Secretary of State for Scotland 2015
Labour Peter Kyle Hove and Portslade Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology 2024
Labour Wes Streeting Ilford North Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2024
Labour Co-op Steve Reed Streatham and Croydon North Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2024
Labour Co-op James Murray Ealing North Chief Secretary to the Treasury[d] 2025
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List of LGBT ministers in the House of Commons

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed
Independent Fulke Greville[35][36] Warwickshire Treasurer of the Navy 1598
Liberal Lewis Harcourt[7][8][9] Rossendale First Commissioner of Works 1905
Conservative Philip Sassoon Hythe Under-Secretary of State for Air 1924
Labour Hugh Dalton[10] Peckham Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1929
Conservative Harry Crookshank Gainsborough Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1934
National Liberal Robert Bernays[37][38] Bristol North Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health 1937
Conservative Anthony Muirhead[39][40] Wells Under-Secretary of State for Air 1937
Conservative Robert Boothby Aberdeen and Kincardine East Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food 1940
Labour Harold Nicolson Leicester West Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information 1940
Conservative James Thomas Hereford Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1940
Labour Hugh Gaitskell[11] Leeds South Minister of Fuel and Power 1946
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd[14][15] Mid Bedfordshire Minister of State for the Colonies 1951
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13] Tiverton Minister of Pensions 1951
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd[16][17] Chelmsford Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1951
Conservative Ian Harvey Harrow East Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply 1956
Conservative Charles Fletcher-Cooke Darwen Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office 1961
Conservative Denzil Freeth Basingstoke Parliamentary Secretary for Science 1961
Labour Anthony Crosland[18][19][20][21] Great Grimsby Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1964
Labour Roy Jenkins[22] Birmingham Stechford Minister of Aviation 1964
Labour Richard Crossman[23][3][24] Coventry East Minister of Housing and Local Government 1964
Labour George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs 1967
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas[25] Chelmsford Minister of State for the Arts 1973
Conservative Spencer Le Marchant High Peak Comptroller of the Household 1979
Conservative Peter Morrison Chester Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1979
Conservative Michael Brown Brigg and Cleethorpes Assistant Government Whip 1993
Conservative John Bowis Battersea Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security 1993
Labour Clive Betts Sheffield South East Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1998
Labour Ben Bradshaw[31] Exeter Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2001
Labour Angela Eagle Wallasey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office 2001
Labour Stephen Twigg Enfield Southgate Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2001
Labour Ivor Caplin Hove Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 2003
Labour David Cairns Inverclyde Minister of State for Scotland 2005
Labour Shaun Woodward[30] St Helens South and Whiston Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland Office 2005
Labour Chris Bryant Rhondda and Ogmore Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2008
Conservative Greg Barker Bexhill and Battle Minister of State for Climate Change 2010
Conservative Crispin Blunt Reigate Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice 2010
Conservative Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton Minister of State for International Development 2010
Conservative Michael Fabricant Lichfield Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2010
Conservative Nick Gibb Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Minister of State for School Standards 2010
Conservative Justine Greening[33] Putney Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2010
Conservative Nick Herbert Arundel and South Downs Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice 2010
Conservative David Mundell[34] Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2010
Conservative Nick Boles Pudsey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation 2012
Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes Bermondsey & Old Southwark Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties 2013
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams Bristol West Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2013
Conservative Margot James Stourbridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility 2016
Conservative Christopher Pincher Tamworth Comptroller of the Household 2017
Conservative Stuart Andrew Pudsey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2018
Conservative Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2018
Conservative Conor Burns Bournemouth West Minister of State for Trade Policy 2019
Conservative Iain Stewart[41] Milton Keynes South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2020
Conservative Lee Rowley[42] North East Derbyshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry 2021
Conservative Dehenna Davison[43] Bishop Auckland Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up 2022
Conservative Jacob Young[44] Redcar Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2022
Conservative Damien Moore Southport Assistant Government Whip 2022
Conservative Mark Fletcher Bolsover Assistant Government Whip 2023
Conservative Paul Holmes Eastleigh Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Co-op Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories 2024
Labour Nia Griffith Llanelli Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2024
Labour Co-op Simon Lightwood Wakefield and Rothwell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport 2024
Labour Stephen Morgan Portsmouth South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education 2024
Labour Co-op James Murray Ealing North Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 2024
Labour Co-op Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces 2024
Labour Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Keir Mather Selby Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Martin McCluskey Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Olivia Bailey Reading West and Mid Berkshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education 2025
Labour Ashley Dalton West Lancashire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention 2025
Labour Josh MacAlister Whitehaven and Workington Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families 2025
Labour Deirdre Costigan Ealing Southall Assistant Government Whip 2025
Labour Kirsty McNeill Midlothian Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2025
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List of LGBT members of the House of Commons

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Independent Fulke Greville Warwickshire 1581–1621 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Lord Brooke) [35][36]
Independent Philip Sidney Shrewsbury & Kent 1582–1586 Killed in action [45][46][47]
Independent Anthony Bacon[48] Wallingford 1593–1598 Retired [49][50]
Tory Edward Hyde Wiltshire & Christchurch 1685–1701 Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey in British North America (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Clarendon) [51][52][53]
Whig John Hervey Bury St Edmunds 1725–1733 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as The Baron Hervey) [54][55][56]
Whig Stephen Fox-Strangways Shaftesbury 1726–1741 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Ilchester) [54][55][56]
Tory George Germain Dover & East Grinstead 1741–1782 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Sackville) [57][5][6]
Whig Horace Walpole Callington, Castle Rising & Kings Lynn 1741–1768 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Orford) [58][59][60][61]
Tory John Tylney Malmesbury 1761–1768 Resigned [62][63]
Tory Edward Onslow Aldborough 1780–1781 Resigned [64][65][66]
Whig William Thomas Beckford Wells 1784–1795 Resigned [67][68][69]
Hindon 1806-1820 Retired
Tory Charles Price City of London 1802–1812 Retired [70]
Tory William John Bankes Truro 1810-1812 Retired [67][71][72]
Cambridge University 1822-1826 Defeated
Marlborough & Dorset 1830–1835 Retired
Whig Henry Grey Bennet Shrewsbury 1811–1826 Retired [73][74][75]
Tory Richard Heber Oxford University 1821–1826 Retired [76][77][78][79]
Whig Robert King County Cork 1826–1832 Defeated [80]
Tory Henry Lygon West Worcestershire 1853–1863 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Beauchamp) [81][82][8]
Liberal Arthur Clinton Newark 1865–1868 Retired [83][84][85]
Liberal Ronald Gower Sutherland 1867–1874 Retired [86][87][88][89]
Conservative James Agg-Gardner Cheltenham 1874–1880 Defeated [90][91][92]
1885–1895 Retired
1900–1906 Defeated
1911–1928 Died
Liberal Reginald Brett Penryn and Falmouth 1880–1885 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Esher) [93][94][95]
Liberal Cyril Flower Luton 1880–1892 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Battersea) [96][97]
Liberal Lewis Harcourt Rossendale 1904–1917 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Harcourt) [7][8][9]
Liberal David Charles Erskine West Perthshire 1906–1910 Retired [98][99]
Labour Victor Grayson Colne Valley 1907–1910 Defeated [100][101]
Conservative Philip Sassoon Hythe 1912–1939 Died [102][103]
Conservative Malcolm Bullock Waterloo & Crosby 1923–1953 Resigned [104][105][106]
Liberal Arthur Hobhouse Wells 1923–1924 Defeated [107][108]
Conservative Victor Cazalet Chippenham 1924–1943 Killed in action [109][110]
Conservative Robert Boothby Aberdeen and Kincardine East & Aberdeenshire Eastern 1924–1958 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Boothby) [111][112][113]
Conservative Harry Crookshank Gainsborough 1924–1956 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Crookshanks) [114]
Labour Hugh Dalton Peckham 1924–1931 Defeated [10]
Bishop Auckland 1935–1959 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Dalton)
Labour Oliver Baldwin Dudley 1929–1931 Defeated [3][115]
Paisley 1945–1947 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Conservative Anthony Muirhead Bristol North 1929–1939 Killed in action [39][40]
National Liberal Robert Bernays Bristol North 1931–1945 Killed in action [37][38]
Conservative Ian Horobin Southwark Central 1931–1935 Defeated [116]
Oldham East 1951–1959 Retired
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd Mid Bedfordshire 1931–1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Boyd of Merton) [14][15]
Conservative James Thomas Hereford 1931–1955 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Cilcennin) [117]
Conservative Paul Latham Scarborough and Whitby 1931–1941 Resigned [118][119][120]
Conservative Ronald Tree Harborough 1933–1945 Defeated [121][122][123]
Conservative Ronald Cartland Birmingham King's Norton 1935–1940 Killed in action [124][82][125][38]
Conservative Henry Channon Southend & Southend West 1935–1958 Died [23][126]
Conservative John Macnamara Chelmsford 1935–1944 Killed in action [127][128][129][38]
Labour Harold Nicolson Leicester West 1935–1945 Defeated [130][131][132]
Conservative Victor Montagu South Dorset 1941–1962 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Sandwich) [133]
Labour Tom Driberg Maldon 1942–1955 Defeated [134][135][136]
Barking 1959–1974 (Feb) Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Driberg)
Labour Richard Crossman Coventry East 1945–1974 Died [23][3][24]
Labour Hugh Gaitskell Leeds South 1945–1963 Died [11]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory Tiverton 1945–1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Amory) [12][13]
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd Chelmsford 1945–1976 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Selwyn-Lloyd) [16][17]
Labour George Thomas Cardiff West 1945–1983 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Tonypandy) [2][3]
Labour William J. Field Paddington North 1946–1953 Resigned [137][138]
Labour Roy Jenkins Southwark Central & Birmingham Stechford 1948–1977 Resigned [18][19][20][22]
SDP Glasgow Hillhead 1982–1987 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hillfield)
Liberal Jeremy Thorpe North Devon 1959–1979 Defeated [139][140]
Labour Anthony Crosland South Gloucestershire 1950–1955 Defeated [18][19][20][21]
Great Grimsby 1959–1977 Died
Conservative Ian Harvey Harrow East 1950–1959 Resigned [12][13]
Conservative Charles Fletcher-Cooke Darwen 1951–1983 Retired [141][142][143]
Conservative Denzil Freeth Basingstoke 1955–1964 Retired [144]
Conservative Humphry Berkeley Lancaster 1959–1966 Defeated [37][145]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas Chelmsford 1964–1987 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord St John of Fawsley) [25]
Conservative Spencer Le Marchant High Peak 1970–1983 Retired [146]
Labour Maureen Colquhoun Northampton North 1974 (Feb)–1979 Defeated [147]
Conservative Keith Hampson Ripon & Leeds North West 1974 (Feb)–1997 Defeated [148]
Conservative Peter Morrison City of Chester 1974 (Feb)–1992 Retired [149][150]
Conservative Charles Irving Cheltenham 1974 (Oct)–1992 Retired [151][92]
Conservative David Atkinson Bournemouth East 1977–2005 Retired [152]
Labour George Morton Manchester Moss Side 1978–1983 Retired [153]
Conservative Michael Brown Brigg and Cleethorpes 1979–1997 Defeated [154]
Conservative Matthew Parris West Derbyshire 1979–1986 Resigned [155][156][157]
Conservative Harvey Proctor Billericay 1979–1987 Retired [158][159][160]
Labour Allan Rogers Bootle 1979–1990 Died [161]
Conservative Martin Stevens Fulham 1979–1986 Died [162]
Labour Roger Thomas Carmarthen 1979–1987 Retired [163]
Conservative David Ashby North West Leicestershire 1983–1997 Retired [164]
Labour Nick Brown Newcastle upon Tyne East 1983–2023 Resigned from Labour and became an Independent [26]
Independent 2023–2024 Retired
Labour Ron Davies Caerphilly 1983–2001 Retired [27]
Conservative Jerry Hayes Harlow 1983–1997 Defeated [citation needed]
Conservative Robert Hayward Kingswood 1983–1992 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Hayward) [165]
Conservative Michael Hirst Strathkelvin and Bearsden 1983–1987 Defeated [166][167][168]
Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes Bermondsey and Old Southwark 1983–2015 Defeated [169]
Labour Chris Smith Islington South and Finsbury 1983–2005 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Smith of Finsbury) [29]
Conservative Alan Amos Hexham 1987–1992 Retired [170]
Conservative John Bowis Battersea 1987–1997 Defeated [171]
Labour Clive Betts Sheffield South East 1992–present Serving [172][173]
Conservative Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton 1992–2019 Retired [174]
Labour Angela Eagle Wallasey 1992–present Serving [175]
Conservative Nigel Evans Ribble Valley 1992–2024 Defeated [176]
Conservative Michael Fabricant Lichfield 1992–2024 Defeated [177]
Labour Peter Mandelson Hartlepool 1992–2004 Resigned to become European Commissioner for Trade (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Mandelson) [28][178][179]
Conservative Crispin Blunt Reigate 1997–2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [180][173]
Independent 2023–2024 Retired
Labour David Borrow South Ribble 1997–2010 Defeated [181]
Labour Ben Bradshaw Exeter 1997–2024 Retired [31]
Labour Ivor Caplin Hove 1997–2005 Retired [182][183]
Conservative Nick Gibb Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 1997–2024 Retired [184][185]
Labour Gordon Marsden Blackpool South 1997–2019 Defeated [186]
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten Winchester 1997–2010 Retired [187][188]
Labour Stephen Twigg Enfield Southgate 1997–2005 Defeated [31]
Liverpool West Derby 2010–2019 Retired [189]
Conservative Shaun Woodward Witney 1997–2001 Resigned from the Conservative Party, joined the Labour Party [30]
Labour St Helens South and Whiston 2001–2015 Retired
Conservative Greg Barker Bexhill and Battle 2001–2015 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Barker of Battle) [190]
Labour Chris Bryant Rhondda and Ogmore 2001–present Serving [191]
Labour David Cairns Inverclyde 2001–2011 Died [192]
Liberal Democrats David Laws Yeovil 2001–2015 Defeated [32]
Plaid Cymru Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2001–2010 Retired [193]
Labour Nia Griffith Llanelli 2005–present Serving [191]
Conservative Justine Greening Putney 2005–2019 Stripped of Conservative whip, became an independent [33]
Independent 2019 Retired
Conservative Nick Herbert Arundel and South Downs 2005–2019 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Herbert) [194]
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005–2024 Defeated [195]
Conservative David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 2005–present Serving [34]
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams Bristol West 2005–2015 Defeated [196]
Conservative Stuart Andrew Pudsey 2010–2024 Changed constituency [191]
Daventry 2024–present Serving
Conservative Nick Boles Grantham and Stamford 2010–2019 Resigned from the Conservative Party, became an independent Conservative [197]
Ind. Progressive Conservative 2019 Retired
Conservative Conor Burns Bournemouth West 2010–2024 Defeated [198]
Conservative Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green 2010–2024 Retired [199]
Liberal Democrats Steve Gilbert St Austell and Newquay 2010–2015 Defeated [200]
Conservative Margot James Stourbridge 2010–2019 Retired [191]
Conservative Mark Menzies Fylde 2010–2024 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [201][202]
Independent 2024 Retired
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw Lancaster and Fleetwood 2010–2015 Defeated [201]
Conservative Christopher Pincher Tamworth 2010–2023 Resigned [191][203]
Conservative Iain Stewart Milton Keynes South 2010–2024 Defeated [191]
Labour Co-op Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth 2012–present Serving [204]
Labour Co-op Steve Reed Streatham and Croydon North 2012–present Serving [205]
SNP Hannah Bardell Livingston 2015–2024 Defeated [191]
SNP Mhairi Black Paisley and Renfrewshire South 2015–2024 Retired [206]
SNP Kirsty Blackman Aberdeen North 2015–present Serving [207]
SNP Joanna Cherry Edinburgh South West 2015–2024 Defeated [191]
SNP Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East 2015–2024 Retired [191]
SNP Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire 2015–2024 Defeated [191]
SNP Patrick Grady Glasgow North 2015–2022 Resigned from the SNP, became an Independent. [208]
Independent 2022 Whip restored
SNP 2022–2024 Retired
Conservative Ben Howlett Bath 2015–2017 Defeated [191]
Labour Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 2015–present Serving [191]
Labour Peter Kyle Hove and Portslade 2015–present Serving [209]
SNP Stewart McDonald Glasgow South 2015–2024 Defeated [191]
SNP Stuart McDonald Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 2015–2024 Defeated [191]
SNP John Nicolson East Dunbartonshire 2015–2017 Defeated [191]
Ochil and South Perthshire 2019–2024 Defeated in Alloa and Grangemouth
Labour Cat Smith Lancaster and Fleetwood 2015–2024 New constituency [209]
Lancaster and Wyre 2024–present Serving
Labour Wes Streeting Ilford North 2015–present Serving [209]
Conservative William Wragg Hazel Grove 2015–2024 Resigned from the Conservatives, became an Independent [210]
Independent 2024 Retired
Labour Dan Carden Liverpool Walton 2017–present Serving [211]
Labour Co-op Gerard Killen Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2017–2019 Defeated [211]
Labour Sandy Martin Ipswich 2017–2019 Defeated [211]
Conservative Damien Moore Southport 2017–2024 Defeated [211]
Liberal Democrats Layla Moran Oxford West and Abingdon 2017–present Serving [212]
Labour Stephen Morgan Portsmouth South 2017–present Serving [213]
Labour Co-op Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 2017–present Serving [211]
Conservative Lee Rowley North East Derbyshire 2017–2024 Defeated [211]
Labour Co-op Lloyd Russell-Moyle Brighton Kemptown 2017–2024 Blocked from standing at the 2024 General Election following a complaint about his behaviour.[214] [211]
Conservative Ross Thomson Aberdeen South 2017–2019 Retired [211]
Conservative Scott Benton Blackpool South 2019–2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [215][216]
Independent 2023-2024 Resigned
Labour Olivia Blake Sheffield Hallam 2019–present Serving [217]
Conservative Chris Clarkson Heywood and Middleton 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Conservative Elliot Colburn Carshalton and Wallington 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Conservative Dehenna Davison Bishop Auckland 2019–2024 Retired [219]
Conservative Mark Fletcher Bolsover 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Conservative Peter Gibson Darlington 2019–2024 Defeated [220]
SNP Neale Hanvey Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2019–2021 Resigned from the SNP, joined Alba Party [218]
Alba 2021–2024 Defeated
Conservative Antony Higginbotham Burnley 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Conservative Paul Holmes Eastleigh 2019–2024 Changed constituency [218]
Hamble Valley 2024–present Serving
Conservative Imran Ahmad Khan Wakefield 2019–2021 Suspended and later expelled from the Conservatives, became an Independent [221][222]
Independent 2021–2022 Resigned
Conservative Kieran Mullan Crewe and Nantwich 2019–2024 Changed constituency [218]
Bexhill and Battle 2024–present Serving
Labour Co-op James Murray Ealing North 2019–present Serving [223]
Labour Charlotte Nichols Warrington North 2019–present Serving [224]
Labour Kate Osborne Jarrow and Gateshead East 2019–present Serving [225]
Conservative Rob Roberts Delyn 2019–2021 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [226]
Independent 2021–2024 Defeated
Conservative Gary Sambrook Birmingham Northfield 2019–2024 Defeated [227]
SNP Alyn Smith Stirling 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Conservative Jamie Wallis Bridgend 2019–2024 Retired [228][229]
Labour Nadia Whittome Nottingham East 2019–present Serving [230]
Conservative Jacob Young Redcar 2019–2024 Defeated [218]
Labour Kim Leadbeater Spen Valley 2021–present Serving [231]
Labour Co-op Simon Lightwood Wakefield and Rothwell 2022–present Serving [232]
Labour Ashley Dalton West Lancashire 2023–present Serving [233][234]
Liberal Democrats Sarah Dyke Glastonbury and Somerton 2023–present Serving [235]
Labour Keir Mather Selby 2023–present Serving [236][237]
Labour Damien Egan Bristol North East 2024–present Serving [238]
Labour Dan Aldridge Weston-super-Mare 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour James Asser West Ham and Beckton 2024–present Serving [239]
Liberal Democrats Josh Babarinde Eastbourne 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Olivia Bailey Reading West and Mid Berkshire 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Antonia Bance Tipton & Wednesbury 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Alex Barros-Curtis Cardiff West 2024–present Serving [240]
Labour Danny Beales Uxbridge and South Ruislip 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Polly Billington East Thanet 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour David Burton-Sampson Southend West and Leigh 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Sam Carling North West Cambridgeshire 2024–present Serving [241]
Labour Ben Coleman Chelsea and Fulham 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Jacob Collier Burton and Uttoxeter 2024–present Serving [242]
Labour Deirdre Costigan Ealing Southall 2024–present Serving [239]
Liberal Democrats Adam Dance Yeovil 2024–present Serving [243]: 9 
Green Carla Denyer Bristol Central 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Alan Gemmell Central Ayrshire 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Tracy Gilbert Edinburgh North and Leith 2024–present Serving [244]
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover Didcot and Wantage 2024–present Serving [239]
Liberal Democrats Tom Gordon Harrogate and Knaresborough 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Lloyd Hatton South Dorset 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Tom Hayes Bournemouth East 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Terry Jermy South West Norfolk 2024–present Serving [245]
Labour Lillian Jones Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2024–present Serving [246]
Labour Josh MacAlister Whitehaven and Workington 2024–present Serving [239]
Liberal Democrats Ben Maguire North Cornwall 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Martin McCluskey Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Kevin McKenna Sittingbourne and Sheppey 2024–present Serving [247]
Labour Kirsty McNeill Midlothian 2024–present Serving [248]
Labour Luke Murphy Basingstoke 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Chris Murray Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 2024–present Serving [249]
Labour Luke Myer Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Josh Newbury Cannock Chase 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Tris Osborne Chatham and Aylesford 2024–present Serving [250]
Labour Co-op Andrew Pakes Peterborough 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Michael Payne Gedling 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Steve Race Exeter 2024–present Serving [239][251]
Liberal Democrats Joshua Reynolds Maidenhead 2024–present Serving [252]
Labour Martin Rhodes Glasgow North 2024–present Serving [253]
Labour Tim Roca Macclesfield 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Tom Rutland East Worthing and Shoreham 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Co-op Oliver Ryan Burnley 2024–present Serving [239]
Conservative Blake Stephenson Mid Bedfordshire 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Alan Strickland Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Peter Swallow Bracknell 2024–present Serving [254]
Labour Rachel Taylor North Warwickshire and Bedworth 2024–present Serving [239]
Labour Matt Turmaine Watford 2024–present Serving [255]
Labour David Williams Stoke-on-Trent North 2024–present Serving [256]
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House of Lords

List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

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Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed
Whig John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey Lord Privy Seal 1740
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Lord Privy Seal 1885
Liberal William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp Lord President of the Council 1910
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Secretary of State for Transport 2009
Labour Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson Lord President of the Council 2009
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List of LGBT ministers in the House of Lords

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Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1881
Liberal Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea Lord-in-waiting 1886
Conservative Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon Lord-in-waiting 1980
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners 2005
Conservative Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2017
Conservative Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott Baroness-in-Waiting 2017
Conservative Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay Lord-in-Waiting 2020
Labour Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury Lord-in-Waiting 2024
Labour Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2024
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List of LGBT members of the House of Lords

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Party Portrait Title Creation Tenure Notes
Independent Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke 6 June 1621
(hereditary)		 1621–1628 [35][36]
Tory Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 31 October 1709
(hereditary)		 1709–1723 [63]
Whig John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey 11 June 1733
(hereditary)		 1733–1743 [54][55]
Whig Stephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester 6 November 1741
(hereditary)		 1741–1776 [56]
Tory George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville 9 February 1782
(hereditary)		 1782–1785 [4][257][6]
Whig William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon 14 October 1788
(hereditary)		 1788–1835 [258]
Whig Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 5 December 1791
(hereditary)		 1791–1797 [259][260]
Whig George Byron, 6th Baron Byron 19 May 1798
(hereditary)		 1798–1824 [261][262]
Whig Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston 18 October 1839
(hereditary)		 1839–1867
Tory Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp 8 September 1863
(hereditary)		 1863–1868 [81][82][8]
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 4 March 1868
(hereditary)		 1868–1929 [263]
Liberal William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp 19 February 1891
(hereditary)		 1891–1938 [264]
Liberal Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea 14 May 1892
(hereditary)		 1892–1907 [96][97]
Liberal Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey 13 October 1898
(hereditary)		 1898–1905 [265][266]
Liberal Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher 24 May 1899
(hereditary)		 1899–1930 [267][268]
Liberal George Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore 30 January 1912
(hereditary)		 1912–1930 [269]
Conservative George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford 23 March 1912
(hereditary)		 1912–1940 [270]
Liberal Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt 28 August 1917
(hereditary)		 1917–1922 [7][8]
Crossbench Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners 23 March 1918
(hereditary)		 1918–1950 [271]
Conservative Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington 30 July 1919
(hereditary)		 1919–1940 [272]
Conservative Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven 15 May 1929
(hereditary)		 1929–1966 [273]
Conservative Ian Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale 14 September 1931
(hereditary)		 1931–1953 [274][275][276]
Labour Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon 17 March 1934
(hereditary)		 1934–1977 [277]
Conservative Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar 3 May 1934
(hereditary)		 1934–1949 [278]
Liberal Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross 17 March 1939
(hereditary)		 1939–1976 [279][280]
Liberal John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes 17 April 1942
(hereditary)		 1942–1946 [281][282]
Liberal Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree 5 May 1942
(hereditary)		 1942–1983 [283][284]
Conservative Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington 16 September 1943
(hereditary)		 1943–1972 [274][275][276]
Conservative Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 25 March 1945
(hereditary)		 1945–1988 [285]
Liberal John Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone 7 November 1947
(hereditary)		 1947–1963 [286][287][288]
Conservative Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu 14 November 1947
(hereditary)		 1947–2015 [278]
Labour Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 14 December 1947
(hereditary)		 1947–1958 [289][115]
Conservative James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin 22 March 1955
(hereditary)		 1955–1960 [117]
Conservative Harry Crookshank, 1st Viscount Crookshank 17 June 1956
(hereditary)		 1956–1961 [114]
Conservative Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham 23 March 1958
(hereditary)		 1958–1981 [290]
Conservative Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby 22 August 1958 1958–1986 [111][112][113]
Conservative Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran 19 December 1958
(hereditary)		 1958 [291]
Labour Hugh Dalton, Baron Dalton 28 January 1960 1960–1962 [10]
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton 21 September 1960
(hereditary)		 1960–1983 [14][15]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory 29 October 1960
(hereditary)		 1960–1981 [12][13]
Liberal Edward Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville 8 May 1962
(hereditary)		 1962–1965 [292][293][294]
Conservative Victor Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich 15 June 1962
(hereditary)		 1962–1964 [295]
Conservative Graham Eyres-Monsell, 2nd Viscount Monsell 21 March 1969
(hereditary)		 1969–1993 [296]
Labour Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell 21 January 1976 1976 [134]
Crossbench Selwyn Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd 8 March 1976 1976–1978 [17][16]
Crossbench Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten 15 July 1976 1976 [297]
Conservative Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon 14 January 1977
(hereditary)		 1977–1985 [298]
Crossbench George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy 14 June 1983
(hereditary)		 1983–1997 [289][115]
Conservative John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol 10 March 1985
(hereditary)		 1985–1999 [299]
Liberal Democrats Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead[300] 12 May 1987 1987–2003 [289][115]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley[301] 19 October 1987 1987–2012 [25]
Labour Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon 14 June 1991 1991–2021 [191]
Labour Michael Montague, Baron Montague of Oxford 1 November 1997 1997–1999 [302]
Labour Waheed Alli, Baron Alli 18 July 1998 1998–present [191]
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker 31 July 1999 1999–present [303][304]
Crossbench John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley 28 June 2001 2001–present [305]
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis 16 May 2005 2005–present [306]
Labour Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury 22 June 2005 2005–present [307]
Labour Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson[308] 13 October 2008 2008–2025 [309][310]
Independent 2025-2026[311]
Conservative Guy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood 9 July 2010 2010–present [312][313]
Conservative Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott 12 July 2010 2010–present [314]
Labour Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury 20 January 2011 2011–present [191]
Conservative Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook 22 March 2011 2011–present [191]
Conservative Stephen Sherbourne, Barone Sherbourne of Didsbury[315] 12 September 2013 2013–present [316]
Liberal Democrats Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick 12 September 2013 2013–2022 [317]
Independent 2022-present
Labour Charles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington 2 October 2013 2013–present [318]
Liberal Democrats Paul Scriven, Baron Scriven[319] 19 September 2014 2014–present
Labour Michael Cashman, Baron Cashman[320] 23 September 2014 2014–present [321]
Conservative Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward 28 September 2015 2015–present [322]
Liberal Democrats Jonny Oates, Baron Oates 5 October 2015 2015–present [191]
Conservative Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle 12 October 2015 2015–present [323]
Labour Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore 21 October 2015 2015–present [324]
Conservative Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank 14 July 2017 2017–present [325]
Conservative Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay 9 October 2019 2019–present [326]
Crossbench Ruth Hunt, Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green 16 October 2019 2019–present [327]
Labour Co-op Debbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport 21 October 2019 2019–present [328]
Conservative Nick Herbert, Baron Herbert of South Downs[329] 1 September 2020 2020–present [330]
Conservative Daniel Moylan, Baron Moylan 9 September 2020 2020–present [331]
Crossbench Terence Etherton, Baron Etherton 1 March 2021 2021–2025 [332]
Conservative Ruth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links[333] 20 July 2021 2021–present
Labour Matthew Doyle, Baron Doyle 6 January 2026 2026 [334]
Independent 2026-present[335]
Labour Nick Forbes, Baron Forbes of Newcastle 9 January 2026 2026–present [336]
Labour David Isaac, Baron Isaac 19 January 2026 2026–present [337]
Labour Ann Limb, Baroness Limb 5 February 2026 2026–present [338]
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Scottish Parliament

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Scottish Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith North East Fife Deputy Minister for Parliament[339] 1999
SNP Derek Mackay Renfrewshire North and West Minister for Local Government and Planning 2011
SNP Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West Minister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business 2012
SNP Marco Biagi Edinburgh Central Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment 2014
SNP Jeane Freeman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Minister for Social Security 2016
SNP Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning 2016
SNP Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2020
Green Patrick Harvie Glasgow Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights 2021
Green Lorna Slater Lothian Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity 2021
SNP Emma Roddick Highlands and Islands Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees 2023
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List of LGBT members of the Scottish Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative David Mundell South of Scotland 1999–2005 Resigned to become MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale [340]
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith North East Fife 1999–2011 Defeated [341]
Liberal Democrats Margaret Smith Edinburgh West 1999–2011 Defeated [342]
Green Patrick Harvie Glasgow 2003–present Serving [343]
SNP Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West 2007–present Serving [344]
SNP Marco Biagi Edinburgh Central 2011–2016 Retired [345]
Conservative Ruth Davidson Glasgow 2011–2016 Retired [346]
Edinburgh Central 2016–2021
Labour Co-op Kezia Dugdale Lothian 2011–2019 Resigned [347]
SNP Jim Eadie Edinburgh Southern 2011–2016 Defeated [348]
SNP Derek Mackay Renfrewshire North and West 2011–2019 Suspended from the SNP, became an Independent [349]
Independent 2019–2021 Retired
SNP Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central 2011–present Serving [350]
SNP Jeane Freeman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 2016–2021 Retired [348]
SNP Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes 2016–present Serving [347]
Conservative Jamie Greene West Scotland 2016–present Serving [351]
Green Ross Greer West Scotland 2016–present Serving [352]
Conservative Ross Thomson North East Scotland 2016–2017 Resigned to become MP for Aberdeen South [353]
Conservative Annie Wells Glasgow 2016–present Serving [354]
Conservative Craig Hoy South Scotland 2021–present Serving [355]
Labour Co-op Paul O'Kane West Scotland 2021–present Serving [356]
SNP Emma Roddick Highlands and Islands 2021–present Serving [357]
Green Lorna Slater Lothian 2021–present Serving
Conservative Tess White North East Scotland 2021–present Serving [358]
Green Iris Duane Glasgow 2026–present Serving [359]
Green Q Manivannan Edinburgh and Lothians East 2026–present Serving [360]
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Senedd

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Senedd

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Labour Hannah Blythyn Delyn Deputy Minister for Environment 2017
Labour Co-op Jeremy Miles Neath Counsel General for Wales 2017
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List of LGBT members of the Senedd

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Labour Ron Davies Caerphilly 1999–2003 Retired [27]
Labour Hannah Blythyn Delyn 2016– 2026 Defeated [361]
Labour Co-op Jeremy Miles Neath 2016– 2026 Retired [361]
Plaid Cymru Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2016–present Serving [361]
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Northern Ireland Assembly

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Alliance Andrew Muir North Down Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs 2024
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List of LGBT members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Alliance John Blair South Antrim 2018–present Serving [362]
Alliance Andrew Muir North Down 2019–present Serving [363]
Alliance Eóin Tennyson Upper Bann 2022–present Serving [364]
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European Parliament

List of LGBT members of the European Parliament

More information Party, Portrait ...
Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative Tom Spencer Derbyshire 1979–1984 Defeated [365][366]
Surrey 1989–1999 Retired
Labour Alan Donnelly Tyne and Wear & North East England 1989–1999 Resigned [367]
Conservative John Bowis London 1999–2009 Retired [171]
Labour Michael Cashman West Midlands 1999–2014 Retired [368]
SNP Alyn Smith Scotland 2004–2019 Resigned to become member of Parliament for Stirling [369]
UKIP Nikki Sinclaire West Midlands 2009–2010 Resigned from UKIP [370]
Independent 2010–2012 Created We Demand a Referendum Now
We Demand a Referendum 2012–2014 Defeated
UKIP David Coburn Scotland 2014–2019 Joined the Brexit Party [371]
Brexit Party 2019 Retired
Labour Seb Dance London 2014–2020 Post abolished [372]
Conservative Ian Duncan Scotland 2014–2017 Resigned to join the House of Lords [325]
Brexit Party Louis Stedman-Bryce Scotland 2019–2019 Resigned from the Brexit Party [373][54]
Independent 2019–2020 Post abolished
Brexit Party David Bull North West England 2019–2020 Post abolished [374]
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Greater London Authority

Deputy Mayors of London

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Party Portrait Name Role Year appointed
Conservative Richard Barnes Deputy Mayor of London 2008
Conservative Simon Milton Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning 2008
Conservative Roger Evans Deputy Mayor of London 2015
Labour Co-op James Murray Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development 2016
Labour Co-op Tom Copley Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development 2020
Labour Co-op Seb Dance Deputy Mayor for Transport 2022
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London Assembly

List of LGBT members of the London Assembly

More information Party, Portrait ...
Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw London-wide 2000–2004 Defeated
Conservative Richard Barnes Ealing and Hillingdon 2000–2012 Defeated [375]
Conservative Brian Coleman Barnet and Camden 2000–2012 Defeated [376]
Conservative Roger Evans Havering and Redbridge 2000–2016 Retired [268]
Green Darren Johnson London-wide 2000–2016 Retired [377]
Conservative Andrew Boff London-wide 2008–present Serving [378]
Labour Co-op Tom Copley London-wide 2012–2020 Resigned [379]
UKIP Peter Whittle London-wide 2016–2018 Resigned from UKIP [380]
Independent 2018–2021 Retired
Conservative Emma Best London-wide 2021–present Serving [381]
Conservative Nicholas Rogers South West 2021–2024 Retired [382]
Green Zack Polanski London-wide 2021–present Serving [383]
Green Zoë Garbett London-wide 2024–2026 Resigned when elected Mayor of Hackney [384]
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Police and crime commissioners

List of LGBT police and crime commissioners

More information Party, Portrait ...
Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Labour Co-op Olly Martins Bedfordshire 2012–2016 Defeated [385]
Conservative David Munro Surrey 2016–2021 Defeated [386][387]
Labour Dan Price Cheshire 2024–present Serving [388]
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Combined authorities and county combined authorities

List of LGBT directly elected mayors of combined authorities

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Party Portrait Name Area Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative Andy Street Mayor of the West Midlands 2017–2024 Defeated [389]
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Local authorities

List of LGBT directly elected mayors

More information Party, Portrait ...
Party Portrait Name Area Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Mayor 4 Stoke Mike Wolfe Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent 2002–2005 Defeated [390]
Labour Mark Meredith Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent 2005–2009 Post abolished [391]
Labour Paul Dennett Mayor of Salford 2016–present Serving [392]
Labour Co-op Philip Glanville Mayor of Hackney 2016–2023 Expelled from the Labour Party, became an Independent [393]
Independent 2023 Resigned
Labour Co-op Damien Egan Mayor of Lewisham 2018–2024 Resigned to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election [394]
Green Zoë Garbett Mayor of Hackney 2026–present Serving [395]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Whether the Lord Brooke was a senior minister is subject to debate, as the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer was a functional position junior to the Lord High Treasurer at the time.
  2. [b]
    cabinet rank minister outside of war cabinet
  3. [c]
    Formally became a member of a functioning cabinet in 1951 as Minister of Health and Leader of the House of Commons
  4. [d]
    designated as "also attending cabinet meetings"
  5. [e]
    as full cabinet member with secretary of state salary

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