List of sportspeople who served or are serving in political office

Argentina

Name Sport Position
Carlos ReutemannMotorsportGovernor of Santa Fe Province
Senator of Argentina

Canada

Name Sport Position
Syl AppsIce hockeyMember of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario
Emery BarnesCanadian footballMember of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
Ken DrydenIce hockeyMember of the Parliament
Don GettyCanadian footballPremier of Alberta
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Alberta
Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs of Alberta
Frank MahovlichIce hockeySenator
Wilfred McDonaldIce hockey / LacrosseMember of the Parliament
Howie MeekerIce hockeyMember of the Parliament
Steve PaproskiCanadian footballMember of the Parliament
Joseph Albert SullivanIce hockeySenator

Croatia

Name Sport Position
Mirko FilipovićMixed martial artsMember of Parliament,
2003-2008
Sandra PerkovićAthletics (Discus throw)Member of Parliament,
2015-present

Denmark

Name Sport Position
Joachim OlsenAthletics (Shot put)Member of the Folketing

Finland

France

Name Sport Position
Patrick TambayMotorsportDeputy Mayor of Le Cannet
Maurice TrintignantMotorsportMayor

Kenya

Liberia

Name Sport Position
George WeahAssociation footballPresident of Liberia

Nauru

Nicaragua

Pakistan

Name Sport Position
Imran KhanCricketPrime Minister

Philippines

Name Sport Position
Robert JaworskiBasketballSenator
Arsenio LacsonBasketball
Association football		Mayor of Manila
Manny PacquiaoBoxing
Basketball		Senator

Sri Lanka

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

See also

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