List of transgender politicians in Australia

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.

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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

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Ann (formerly Albert) Knowles, mayor of the City of Frankston in the 1980s, came out as a transgender woman in later life.[9]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Living outside 'male or female'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7.30 Report. 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes". ABC News.
  3. ^ "HCC Greens candidate Holly Ewin leaves party on election eve". The Mercury.
  4. ^ "Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Councillor Emily Wilding 'In Conversation'". Women for Election.
  6. ^ "Inner West". ABC News.
  7. ^ "JADE DARKO". Tasmanian Greens.
  8. ^ Perry, Maggie. "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 6 News Australia.
  9. ^ "When Albert met Ann: 'Ridiculous' marriage laws force transgender divorce". The Age. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2024.