List of openly LGBT heads of government
This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) people who have been the head of government of a country or a subnational division, such as a state, a province or a territory. To date, there have been five openly LGBT people who have served as a national head of government, holding office in Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Serbia.
National
| Name | Image | Country | Office | Political Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Sexual orientation / Gender identity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir[1] |  |
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Prime Minister of Iceland | Social Democratic Alliance | 1 February 2009 | 23 May 2013 | 4 years, 111 days | Lesbian |
| Elio Di Rupo[2] |  |
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Prime Minister of Belgium | Socialist Party | 6 December 2011 | 11 October 2014 | 2 years, 309 days | Gay |
| Xavier Bettel[3] |  |
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Prime Minister of Luxembourg | Democratic Party | 4 December 2013 | Incumbent | 6 years, 206 days | Gay |
| Leo Varadkar[4] |  |
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Taoiseach (Prime Minister) |
Fine Gael | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 3 years, 13 days | Gay |
| Ana Brnabić[5] |  |
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Prime Minister of Serbia | Serbian Progressive Party | 29 June 2017 | Incumbent | 2 years, 364 days | Lesbian |
Sub-national
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- Publicly came out after retirement, although while being a senator.
Others
Politicians who were closeted while in office and never officially came out or were outed only after their deaths or retirement include:
- William II of the Netherlands: King of the Netherlands between 1840–1849, headed a government between 1848 and 1849 after the constitutional reform of 1848. The records and books indicate that he was either gay or bisexual, and that he had been blackmailed because of it.[6][7]
- Richard Hatfield: Premier of the province of New Brunswick between 1970-1987. Although he never officially came out as such during his lifetime, and his sexual orientation only began to be discussed on the record in media and biographical sources after his death.[8][9][10] [11][12]
- Canaan Banana: President of Zimbabwe between 1980-1987. Despite his denial, was found to be either gay or bisexual in 1997. After a highly publicized trial, he was convicted in 1998 of 11 sodomy and "unnatural acts", for which he was imprisoned for six months.[13][14][15][16][17]
See also
- List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
- List of current presidents
- List of current vice presidents
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current heads of state and government
References
- Gunnarsson, Valur (30 January 2009). "Iceland to elect world's first openly gay PM". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- Vander Taelen, Luckas (10 December 2011). "Can Belgium's new prime minister keep living the dream?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- Gayle, Damien (15 May 2015). "Luxembourg's prime minister first EU leader to marry same-sex partner". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- Dunne, Seán (2 June 2017). "Varadkar set to be 'first openly gay Irish PM', say world headlines". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- "Srbija ima novu vladu. Ana Brnabić postala premijerka. (Serbia has a new government. Ana Brnabić becomes prime minister". Dirketno.hr. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Koning Willem II gechanteerd wegens homoseksualiteit".
- Hermans, Dorine and Hooghiemstra, Daniela: Voor de troon wordt men niet ongestrafd geboren, ooggetuigen van de koningen van Nederland 1830–1890, ISBN 978-90-351-3114-9, 2007.
- Warren Kinsella, "Not everyone loves a parade". Toronto Sun, June 26, 2011.
- "Definitely out now". Perceptions, September 14, 1994.
- Richard Starr, Richard Hatfield: The Seventeen Year Saga. Goodread Biography, 1988. ISBN 0887801536.
- Politician Pays Price For Life On The Edge, Chicago Tribune
- "Gay politicians come out of the closet and into the cabinet". The Globe and Mail, November 13, 2009.
- Mark Steyn (17 November 2003). "Zimbabwe's Banana left legacy of disgrace". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Essays in Honor of Bernth Lindfors, Volume 2, Barbara Harlow, Africa World Press, 2002, page 210
- Zim's presidential rape scandal, Mail and Guardian, 28 February 1997
- Taylor, Rebecca. 'They say that power corrupts – and it does'. The Guardian. 23 January 2002.
- McNeil Jr, Donald G. (27 November 1998). "Zimbabwe's Ex-President Convicted of Sodomy". The New York Times (Archives). Retrieved 8 July 2007.
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