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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
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
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
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
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
England
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 Lamé
[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
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
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
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