List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United Kingdom

Party leaderships

• 2008, First out Leader of a Political Party in Scotland
• * Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party, MSP 2003–Present
• 2011, First out female Leader of a Political Party in Scotland
• *Ruth Davidson, Scottish Conservative Party, MSP 2011–2019
• 2018, First out leader of a Political Party in Wales
• *Adam Price, Plaid Cymru, AM 2016-Present
• 2020, First black, bisexual leader of a political party in the United Kingdom
• *Mandu Reid, Women's Equality Party, since 2020

  Cabinet

• 1997, First Cabinet minister to be out before being appointed
• *Chris Smith, Labour, MP 1983–2005
• 2016, First male Cabinet minister to come out in office
• *David Mundell, Conservative, MP 2005–2019
• 2016, First female Cabinet minister to come out in office
• *Justine Greening, Conservative, MP 2005–2019

  British Parliament

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• 1976, First outed MP
• * Maureen Colquhoun, Labour, MP 1974–1979
• 1984, First MP to come out in office
• * Chris Smith, Labour, MP 1983–2005
• May 1997, First MPs to be out before being elected
• *Stephen Twigg, Labour, MP 1997–2005, 2010–2019
• * Ben Bradshaw, Labour, MP 1997-present
• Sep 1997, First female MP to come out in office
• *Angela Eagle, Labour, MP 1992–Present
• June 2001, First out Plaid Cymru MP
• *Adam Price, Plaid Cymru, MP 2001–2010
• 2002, First Conservative MP to come out
• * Alan Duncan, Conservative, MP 1992–2019
• Jan 2005, First MP to come out as HIV positive
• *Chris Smith, Labour, MP 1983–2005
• May 2005, First out Liberal Democrat MP
• *Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrats, MP 2005–2015
• May 2005, First Conservative MP to be out before being elected
• *Nick Herbert, Conservative, MP 2005–2019
• Jan 2006, First MP to be outed as bisexual
• *Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat, MP 1983–2015
• May 2006, First MP to enter into a civil partnership
• *David Borrow, Labour, MP 1997–2010
• 2008, First female MP to enter into a civil partnership
• *Angela Eagle, Labour, MP 1992–present
• 2010, First female MP to be out before being elected, and first out Conservative female MP
• *Margot James, Conservative, MP 2010–2019
• 2013, First MP to voluntarily come out as bisexual
• *Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative, MP 2005–present
• 2015, First MP to be out as bisexual before being elected; First female MP to be out as bisexual
• *Cat Smith, Labour, MP 2015-present
• 2020, First MP to come out as pansexual
• *Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat, MP 2017–present

  [House of Lords]

• First out Peer
• *Lord Alli, Labour, 1998-present
• First out female Peer
• *Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott, Conservative, 2010-present

  European Parliament

• Jan 1999, First out UK MEP
• * Tom Spencer, Conservative, MEP 1979–1984, 1989–1999
• Jun 1999, First UK MEP to be out before office
• *Michael Cashman, Labour, MEP 1999–2014
• 2013, First openly transgender UK MEP
• *Nikki Sinclaire, UK Independence Party, MEP 2009–2014

  [Scottish Parliament]

• First out MSP
• * Iain Smith, Scottish Liberal Democrats, MSP 1999–2011
• 2003, First out Female MSP
• *Margaret Smith, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 1999–2011
• 2003, First out Scottish Green MSP
• *Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party, MSP 2003–Present
• 2007, First out SNP MSP
• *Joe FitzPatrick, Scottish National Party, MSP 2007–Present
• 2011, First out Scottish Conservative MSP
• *Ruth Davidson, Scottish Conservative Party, MSP 2011–Present
• 2016, First out Scottish Labour MSP
• *Kezia Dugdale, Scottish Labour Party, MSP 2011–Present

  [Scottish Government]

• 1999, First out minister
• *Iain Smith, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Deputy Minister for Parliament
• 2016, First out Cabinet minister
• *Derek Mackay, Scottish National Party, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution
• 2016, First out female minister
• *Jeane Freeman, Scottish National Party, Minister for Social Security

  [National Assembly for Wales]

• First out AM,
• * Ron Davies, Labour, 1999–2003
• First out cabinet secretary to be appointed Jeremy Miles, Labour, 2017 -
• First out minister to be appointed Hannah Blythyn, Labour, 2017 -

  [Northern Ireland Assembly]

• First out MLA
• *John Blair, Alliance, 2018 -

  Municipal offices

England

• Horwich Town Council: First open lesbian as mayor civil partner mayoress: Christine A. Root

• First out Trans councillor and first to transition while holding elected public office: Rosalind Mitchell

• First trans mayor: Jenny Bailey

• First openly gay Mayor & Mayoress

• First openly gay councillor in the UK and first known openly gay candidate for UK elected office: Sam Green

• Gavin Chambers, mayor of the parish council

• First openly gay directly elected mayor: Philip Glanville

• Mayor: Robert Crossman

• Lord Mayor: Colin Inglis Council Leader 2003–2005, Police Authority Chair 2000–05

• First openly gay Lord Mayor: Gary Millar

• First openly gay Lord Mayor: Carl Austin-Behan

• First openly gay Mayor: Paul Dennett

• First openly gay leader of the council: Sean Anstee

• First openly gay deputy mayor: Sahran Abeysundara
• First openly gay mayor: Sahran Abeysundara

  London

• First members of the London Assembly: Brian Coleman, Andrew Boff & Richard Barnes - Conservative & Darren Johnson - Green Party
• First openly gay deputy mayor: Richard Barnes

• First openly gay mayor: Jeff Hook:

• First openly gay mayor: Jonathan Simpson

• Mayor: Marc Cranfield-Adams

  Wales

• First openly lesbian mayor, with her partner as mayoress: Jaci Taylor, Plaid Cymru.

• First openly gay cabinet member Layton Percy Jones. Cabinet Member for Social Services 1999 - 2005

• First openly gay mayor, first mayor in a civil partnership: Guy Woodham
• First openly gay mayor and deputy mayor: William Elliott and Colin Sharp

• First openly bisexual chairman of council, Julian Meek, Plaid Cymru.