First Out Elected Politicians

The following individuals are the first Out elected politicians in their country. They do not necessarily represent individuals who revealed their sexual identity after election, and the dates represent their first time elected as an Out individual:

Australia

• Bob Brown, Parliament (1983), Senate (1996)
• Ralph McLean, Mayor (1984)

Brazil

• Clodovil Hernandes, Congress (2006)

Canada

• Raymond Blain, City Councillor (1986)
• Laurier LaPierre, Senator (2001, appointed)
• Glen Murray, Mayor (1998)

Chile

• Claudio Arriagada, Parliament (2013)
• Jaime Parada, Municipal Council (2012)

China

• Ray Chan, Hong Kong Legislative Council (2012)

Colombia

• Angelica Lozano, Mayor (2005)/Councillor (2011)/Congress (2014)

Cuba

• Adela Hernandez, Municipal Councillor

Finland

• Hilda Maria Kakikoski, Parliament (1906)

Germany

• Herbert Rusche, Bundestag (1985)

Great Britain

• Robert Crossman, Mayor (1986)
• Stephen Twigg, Member of Parliament (1997)
• Justine Greening, MP (2016)
• Lord Waheed Alli, House of Lords (1998, appointed)

India

• Shabnam Mausi, State Legislative Assembly (1998)

Israel

• Michal Eden, City Councillor (1998)
• Uzi Even, Parliament (2002)

Italy

• Rosario Crocetta, Mayor (2003)

Japan

• Aya Kamikawa, Muncipal Official (2003)

Mexico

• Patria Jimenez, Legislature
• Benjamin Medrano Quezada, Municipal President (2013)

Netherlands

• Coos Huijsen, Parliament (1977)

Peru

• Carlos Bruce, Congress (2006)
• Luisa Revilla Urcia, Councillor (transgender, 2014)

Philippines

• Geraldine Roman, House of Representatives (transgender, 2016)

Poland

• Robert Biedron, Parliament (2011, Sejm), Mayor (2014)
• Anna Grodzka, Parliament, (2011, Sejm), Transgender
• Krystian Legierski, City Councillor

United States

• Tammy Baldwin, Congress (2012)
• Kate Brown, Governor - Oregon (2015)
• Kathy Kozachenko, City Councillor (1974)
• Stu Rasmussen, Transgender Mayor - Silverton, Oregon (2008)
• Kenneth Reeves, Mayor (2006 - First Black Openly Gay Mayor)

Uruguay

• Michelle Suarez Bertora, Parliament (2014)

Venezuela

• Tamara Adrian, National Assembly (transgender, 2015)

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