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The following is a list of the first openly
lesbian
,
gay
,
bisexual
and/or
transgender
individuals to serve in selected political offices in the
United Kingdom
.
Party leaderships
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- 2008, First out male Leader of a political party in
Scotland
[1]
- 2011, First out female Leader of a political party in Scotland
[2]
- 2018, First out male leader of a political party in Wales
[3]
- 2020, First black, bisexual leader of a political party in the United Kingdom
[4]
UK Cabinet
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- 1997, First male
Cabinet minister
to be out before being appointed
[5]
- 2016, First male Cabinet minister to come out in office
[6]
- 2016, First female Cabinet minister to come out in office
[7]
British Parliament
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- 1597, First known LGBTQ+ Member of Parliament
[8]
- 1976, First outed (female) MP
[9]
- 1984, First MP to come out in office
[10]
- May 1997, First MPs to be out before being elected
- Sep 1997, First female MP to come out in office
[13]
- June 2001, First out Plaid Cymru MP
[3]
- 2002, First Conservative MP to come out
[14]
- Jan 2005, First MP to come out as HIV positive
[5]
- May 2005, First out Liberal Democrat MP
[15]
- May 2005, First Conservative MP to be out before being elected
[16]
- Jan 2006, First MP to be outed as bisexual
[17]
- May 2006, First MP to enter into a civil partnership
[18]
- 2008, First female MP to enter into a civil partnership
[19]
- 2010, First female MP to be out before being elected, and first out Conservative female MP
[20]
- December 2010, First out
Deputy Speaker
- Nigel Evans
, First Chairman of Ways and Means 2010?2013, Second Chairman of Ways and Means 2020?present
[21]
- 2013, First MP to voluntarily come out as bisexual
[22]
- 2015, First MP to be out as bisexual before being elected; First female MP to be out as bisexual
[23]
- 2020, First MP to come out as
pansexual
[24]
- 2021, First female Conservative MP to be openly bisexual
[25]
- 2022, First MP to come out as
trans
[26]
- First out Peer
[27]
- First out female Peer
[28]
European Parliament
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- Jan 1999, First out UK MEP
[29]
- Jun 1999, First UK MEP to be out before office
[30]
- 2013, First openly transgender UK MEP
[31]
- 2019, First gay and black UK MEP
[32]
- First out MSP
[33]
- 2003, First out Female MSP
[34]
- 2003, First out Scottish Green MSP
[35]
- 2007, First out SNP MSP
- 2011, First out Scottish Conservative MSP
[2]
- 2016, First out Scottish Labour MSP
[36]
- 1999, First out minister
[33]
- 2016, First out Cabinet minister
[37]
- 2016, First out female minister
[38]
- First out AM,
[39]
- First out cabinet secretary to be appointed
- First out minister to be appointed
- First out directly elected executive mayor
[43]
- First out directly elected metropolitan mayor
[44]
- First out directly elected London borough mayor
[45]
Municipal offices
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England
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]
- Bolton
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- First out committee chair and group leader Paul Elgood (1999?2012)
- Bristol
- First out Trans councillor and first to transition while holding elected public office:
Rosalind Mitchell
(1997)
[47]
- Cambridge
, Cambridgeshire
- Camden
- First openly gay Mayor and Mayoress (2010?2011): Jonathan Simpson and
Amy Lame
[49]
- Croydon
- First openly gay Mayor, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor with his husband as Consort(2016-2017):
[50]
[51]
- Durham
- First openly gay councillor in the UK and first known openly gay candidate for UK elected office:
Sam Green
(1972)
- Essex ?
Epping Forest
District Council
- Gavin Chambers (2012?present), mayor of the parish council (2012?2013)
[52]
[53]
- Hackney
- Islington
- Mayor: Robert Crossman (1986)
[56]
- Kingston upon Hull
- Lord Mayor: Colin Inglis (elected 2011) Council Leader 2003?2005, Police Authority Chair 2000?2005
[57]
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Salford
- First openly gay Mayor: Paul Dennett
[60]
- Sheffield
- Trafford
- Haslemere, Surrey
- First openly gay deputy mayor: Sahran Abeysundara (elected 2015)
[63]
- First openly gay mayor: Sahran Abeysundara (elected 2016)
[63]
London
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- Greater London Authority
- Southwark
- First openly gay mayor: Jeff Hook:
[66]
- Camden
- First openly gay mayor: Jonathan Simpson (elected 2010)
[67]
- Richmond
- Mayor: Marc Cranfield-Adams (2007)
[68]
Wales
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- Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
- First openly lesbian mayor, with her partner as mayoress: Jaci Taylor (2000?2001),
Plaid Cymru
.
[69]
[70]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
- First openly gay cabinet member Layton Percy Jones (Plaid Cymru). Cabinet Member for Social Services 1999?2005
[71]
- Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
- First openly gay mayor, first mayor in a civil partnership: Guy Woodham (2012?2013)
[72]
[73]
- First openly gay mayor and deputy mayor: William Elliott (mayor) and Colin Sharp (deputy mayor)
[74]
- Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent
- First openly bisexual chairman of council, Julian Meek (2012?2013),
Plaid Cymru
.
[75]
- Bangor
, Gwynedd
See also
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