List of openly LGBTQ sub-national leaders
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Politicians openly identifying themselves as members of the LGBTQ community have served as sub-national leaders.
| Name | Portrait | Entity | Country | Office | Political party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Dunstan |  |
 South Australia |
 Australia |
Premier | Labor Party | 1 June 1967 | 17 April 1968 | 321 days | Bisexual |
| 2 June 1970 | 15 February 1979 | 8 years, 258 days | |||||||
| Jerónimo Saavedra[a] | .jpg) |
 Canary Islands |
 Spain |
President | Socialist Workers' Party | 29 November 1982 | 4 July 1987 | 4 years, 217 days | Gay[1] |
| 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 | Gay | |
| Elio Di Rupo |  |
 Wallonia |
 Belgium |
Minister-President | Socialist Party | 15 July 1999 | 4 April 2000 | 264 days | Gay[2] |
| 6 October 2005 | 20 July 2007 | 1 year, 287 days | |||||||
| 13 September 2019 | 15 July 2024 | 4 years, 306 days | |||||||
| Jan Franssen | .jpg) |
 South Holland |
 Netherlands |
King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 3 May 2000 | 1 January 2014 | 13 years, 243 days | Gay[3] |
| Erling Lae |  |
 Vestfold |
 Norway |
Governor | Conservative Party | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2016 | 6 years, 29 days | Gay[4] |
| Klaus Wowereit |  |
 Berlin |
 Germany |
Governing Mayor | Social Democratic Party | 16 June 2001 | 11 December 2014 | 13 years, 178 days | Gay[5] |
| Ole von Beust |  |
 Hamburg |
Germany |
First Mayor | Christian Democratic Union | 31 October 2001 | 25 August 2010 | 8 years, 298 days | Gay[6] |
| Jim McGreevey | .jpg) |
 New Jersey |
 United States |
Governor | Democratic Party | 15 January 2002 | 15 November 2004 | 2 years, 305 days | Gay |
| Nichi Vendola |  |
 Apulia |
 Italy |
President | Communist Refoundation Party | 4 April 2005 | 1 June 2015 | 10 years, 58 days | Gay[7] |
| Clemens Cornielje |  |
 Gelderland |
Netherlands |
King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 31 August 2005 | 6 February 2019 | 13 years, 159 days | Gay[8] |
| Bernhard Pulver [de] |  Bern |
 Switzerland |
Member of the Executive Council | Green Party | 1 June 2006 | 31 May 2018 | 11 years, 364 days | Gay[9] | |
| Lynne Brown |  |
 Western Cape |
 South Africa |
Premier | African National Congress | 25 July 2008 | 6 May 2009 | 315 days | Lesbian[10] |
| Allan Bell |  |
 Isle of Man |
 United Kingdom |
Chief Minister | Independent | 11 October 2011 | 4 October 2016 | 4 years, 359 days | Gay[11] |
| Martin Klöti [de] |  |
 St. Gallen |
Switzerland |
Member of the Executive Council | The Liberals | 1 June 2012 | 31 May 2020 | 7 years, 365 days | Gay[12] |
| Cian O'Callaghan |  |
 Fingal |
 Ireland |
Mayor | Labour Party | 22 June 2012 | 15 June 2013 | 358 days | Gay[13] |
| Rosario Crocetta |  |
 Sicily |
Italy |
President | Democratic Party | 10 November 2012 | 18 November 2017 | 5 years, 8 days | Gay[14] |
| Kathleen Wynne |  |
 Ontario |
 Canada |
Premier | Liberal Party | 11 February 2013 | 29 June 2018 | 5 years, 116 days | Lesbian |
| Fintan Warfield | .jpg) |
 South Dublin |
Ireland |
Mayor | Sinn Féin | 6 June 2014 | 25 June 2015 | 1 year, 19 days | Gay[15] |
| Andrew Barr | .jpg) |
 Australian Capital Territory |
Australia |
Chief Minister | Labor Party | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | 11 years, 105 days | Gay |
| Kate Brown |  |
 Oregon |
United States |
Governor | Democratic Party | 18 February 2015 | 9 January 2023 | 7 years, 325 days | Bisexual |
| Wade MacLauchlan | .jpg) |
 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 | |
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Governor | 12 April 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 263 days | |||||
| Arno Brok | .jpg) |
 Friesland |
Netherlands |
King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1 March 2017 | Incumbent | 9 years, 25 days | Gay[16] |
| Andy Street |  |
West Midlands | United Kingdom |
Mayor | Conservative Party | 8 May 2017 | 5 May 2024 | 6 years, 363 days | Gay[17] |
| Thierry Apothéloz [fr] | _Thierry_Apothéloz_(cropped2).jpg) |
 Geneva |
Switzerland |
Member of the Council of State | Social Democratic Party | 1 June 2018 | Incumbent | 7 years, 298 days | Gay[18] |
| Eduardo Leite |  |
 Rio Grande do Sul |
 Brazil |
Governor | Social Democracy Party | 1 January 2019 | 31 March 2022 | 3 years, 89 days | Gay |
| 1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 84 days | |||||||
| Fátima Bezerra | _(cropped).jpg) |
 Rio Grande do Norte |
Brazil |
Governor | Workers' Party | 1 January 2019 | Incumbent | 7 years, 84 days | Lesbian |
| Jared Polis |  |
 Colorado |
United States |
Governor | Democratic Party | 8 January 2019 | Incumbent | 7 years, 77 days | Gay |
| Gustavo Melella |  |
 Tierra del Fuego |
 Argentina |
Governor | FORJA Concertation Party | 17 December 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 99 days | Gay |
| Claudia López Hernández |  Bogotá |
Colombia |
Mayor | Green Alliance | 1 January 2020 | 31 December 2023 | 3 years, 364 days | Lesbian | |
| Ina Adema [nl] |  |
 North Brabant |
Netherlands |
King's Commissioner | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1 October 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 176 days | Lesbian[19] |
| Bent Høie |  |
 Rogaland |
Norway |
Governor | Conservative Party | 1 November 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 145 days | Gay[20] |
| Emma Murphy | South Dublin |
Ireland |
Mayor | Fianna Fáil | 24 June 2022 | 29 June 2023 | 1 year, 5 days | Lesbian[21] | |
| Maura Healey | .jpg) |
 Massachusetts |
United States |
Governor | Democratic Party | 5 January 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 80 days | Lesbian |
| Tina Kotek | .jpg) |
Oregon |
United States |
Governor | Democratic Party | 9 January 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 76 days | Lesbian |
| Karl Love |  Isle of Wight |
United Kingdom |
Chair | Independent | 15 May 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 315 days | Gay[22] |
Footnotes
Notes
- ↑ Ferrera, Toni (21 November 2013). "Cuando Jerónimo Saavedra visibilizó su homosexualidad a los 64 años tras la muerte de su pareja". El Diario (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- ↑
- ↑ Slingerland, Monic (23 May 2009). "'Ik ervoer warmte en openheid'". Trouw (in Dutch).
- ↑ Mo, Ida Svingen (18 June 2007). "Lae hyllet i Berlin". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ↑ Witting, Volker (9 June 2021). ""Ich bin schwul - und das ist auch gut so!"". Deutsche Welle (in German).
- ↑ "Ole von Beust heiratet 22-jährigen Ex-Praktikanten". Welt (in German). 25 June 2013.
- ↑ Boni, Frederico (19 August 2019). "Nichi Vendola: "Sono un padre innamorato, al Governo incolti e irresponsabili"". Gay.it (in Italian).
- ↑ "Clemens Cornielje was een 'warm mens' én een kat met negen levens" (in Dutch). Arnhem. 17 March 2022.
- ↑ Geister, Frank (15 October 2018). ""Es geht um die Frage, wie man liebt"". Der Bund (in German).
- ↑ Smith, David (26 May 2014). "South Africa appoints first lesbian to cabinet". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Chief Minister comes out to UK newspaper". Manx Radio. 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Elsener, Marcel (19 December 2014). ""Bis in jeder Familie einer schwul ist"". Tagblatt (in German).
- ↑ "Ireland's 'first openly gay mayor' elected". The Journal. 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Rosario Crocetta: "Sono gay, ma se potessi tornare indietro non lo direi più"". il Fatto Nissèno (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "New mayor of South Dublin says he's proud to be 'an openly LGBT mayor'". The Journal. 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "SGP steunt burgemeester Dordrecht". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 11 January 2010.
- ↑ Rowe, Nathan (14 June 2022). "Andy Street didn't realise he was gay until 30 - and talks of 'intense friendship' with MP Michael Fabricant". Express & Star.
- ↑ Hugo, Frédéric (1 November 2013). ""J'ai décidé de ne rien cacher"". 360.ch (in French).
- ↑ Meijer, Remco (18 July 2021). "'Kordaat' en 'voor niemand bang': met Ina Adema heeft Brabant een stevig bestuurder, die rust moet brengen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Bent Høie og ektemannen går fra hverandre etter 26 år". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, Jade (24 June 2022). "Fianna Fáil councillor becomes first LGBTQ+ woman elected as mayor of local authority". The Irish Times.
- ↑ Little, Lori (26 May 2024). "New Isle of Wight Council chair Karl Love will champion inclusivity". Isle of Wight County Press.
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