This is a list of openly transgender politicians in Australia. As of 2023, no transgender people have been elected to federal, state or territory office. However, several have been elected to local government, and four are currently in office.
List
edit| No. | Name | Party | LGA | State | Term start | Term end | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Briffa | Independent | Hobsons Bay | VIC | 29 November 2008 | 14 February 2014 | Intersex and non-binary[1] | |
| 22 October 2016 | present | |||||||
| − | Crystal Johnson | Independent | Tiwi Islands | NT | [2] | |||
| − | Jax Foxx | Independent[a] | Hobart | TAS | 30 October 2018 | 25 October 2022 | Non-binary[4] | |
| − | Emily Wilding | Independent | Bassendean | WA | 16 October 2021 | present | [5] | |
| − | Liz Atkins | Greens | Inner West (Stanmore–Damun Ward) |
NSW | 4 December 2021 | present | Non-binary[6] | |
| − | Jade Darko | Greens | Clarence | TAS | 25 October 2022 | present | [7] | |
| − | Tosh-Jake Finnigan | Sack Dan Andrews | Colac Otway | VIC | 18 January 2023 | 22 December 2023 | Non-binary[8] | |
| Independent | 22 December 2023 | present | ||||||
Other
editAnn (formerly Albert) Knowles, mayor of the City of Frankston in the 1980s, came out as a transgender woman in later life.[9]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Foxx resigned as a member of the Greens on 20 October (after voting for the 2018 Tasmanian local elections had begun) and was subsequently elected as an independent.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Living outside 'male or female'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7.30 Report. 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes". ABC News.
- ^ "HCC Greens candidate Holly Ewin leaves party on election eve". The Mercury.
- ^ "Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes". ABC News.
- ^ "Councillor Emily Wilding 'In Conversation'". Women for Election.
- ^ "Inner West". ABC News.
- ^ "JADE DARKO". Tasmanian Greens.
- ^ Perry, Maggie. "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 6 News Australia.
- ^ "When Albert met Ann: 'Ridiculous' marriage laws force transgender divorce". The Age. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2024.