List of LGBT politicians in Germany explained

The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the Bundestag, European Union, state parliaments, local parliaments, to positions of leadership, or parliaments of the entities that preceded the modern Federal Republic of Germany and its states.

Federal Cabinet

Former

Birth yearNamePartyHome statePositionNote
1952Barbara HendricksSPDNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Federal Environment Minister, former MP
1980Jens SpahnCDUNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMP, former Federal Minister of Health
1961Guido WesterwelleFDPNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMP, former Foreign Minister

Bundestag/Reichstag

Since 1949

Incumbent

Birth yearNamePartyHome stateSexual and gender identityPositionNote
1965Kay GottschalkAfDNorth Rhine-Westphalia GayMember of the Bundestagformer Deputy Leader of the AfD
1965Ursula SchauwsGreensNorth Rhine-Westphalia LesbianMember of the Bundestag
1966Jürgen LendersFDPHesse GayMember of the Bundestag
1968Matthias MierschSPDLower Saxony GayMember of the Bundestag
1969Stefan KaufmannCDUBaden-Württemberg GayMember of the Bundestag
1973Falko DroßmannSPDHamburg GayMember of the Bundestag
1970Michael RothSPDHesse GayChair of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, MPformer Minister of State for Europe
1974Lars CastellucciSPDBaden-Württemberg GayMember of the Bundestag
1976Timon GremmelsSPDHesse GayMember of the Bundestag
1977Tessa GansererGreensBavaria Lesbian
Transgender
Member of the Bundestag
1979Alice WeidelAfDBaden-Württemberg LesbianMember of the Bundestagfederal party chairwoman of the AfD
1979Sven LehmannGreensNorth Rhine-Westphalia GayCommissioner for LGBTIQ+ Equality, MP
1980Jens SpahnCDUNorth Rhine-Westphalia GayMember of the Bundestagformer Federal Minister of Health
1984Johannes ArltSPDMecklenburg-Vorpommern GayMember of the Bundestag
1984Andreas AudretschGreensBerlin GayMember of the Bundestag
1984Falko MohrsSPDLower Saxony GayMember of the Bundestag
1985Matthias MievesSPDRhineland-Palatinate GayMember of the Bundestag
1985Wolfgang StefingerCSUBavaria GayMember of the Bundestag
1986Jens BrandenburgFDPBaden-Württemberg GayMember of the Bundestag
1989Kevin KühnertSPDBerlin GayMember of the Bundestagformer Juso federal chairman
1989Konstantin KuhleFDPLower Saxony GayMember of the Bundestag
1989Sepp MüllerCDUSaxony-Anhalt GayMember of the Bundestag
1990Marlene SchönbergerGreensBavaria LesbianMember of the Bundestag
1991Takis Mehmet AliSPDBaden-Württemberg GayMember of the Bundestag
1992Jan PlobnerSPDBavaria GayMember of the Bundestag
1994SPDSaxony GayMember of the Bundestag
1994Nyke SlawikGreensNorth Rhine-Westphalia TransgenderMember of the Bundestag
1994Ricarda LangGreensBaden-Württemberg BisexualMember of the Bundestagfederal party chairwoman of the Greens
1996Bruno HönelGreensSchleswig-Holstein GayMember of the Bundestag
1997Max LucksGreensNorth Rhine-Westphalia GayMember of the Bundestag
1998Emilia FesterGreensLower Saxony BisexualMember of the Bundestag

Former

Birth yearNamePartyHome statePositionNote
1941Jutta Oesterle-SchwerinGreensformer Member of the Bundestag
1947Jörg van EssenFDPNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Bundestag
1949Thomas SattelbergerFDPBavariaformer Member of the Bundestag
1952Barbara HendricksSPDNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Federal Environment Minister, former MP
1952Christian SchenkPDS, Greensformer Member of the Bundestagcame out as trans after tenure ended
1952Herbert RuscheGreens, PiratesHesseformer Member of the Bundestag
1953Karl-Heinz BrunnerSPDBavariaformer Member of the Bundestag
1954Reinhold RobbeSPDLower Saxonyformer Member of the Bundestag
1956Birgitt BenderGreensBaden-Württembergformer Member of the Bundestag
1957Karin BinderLeft Partyformer Member of the Bundestag
1957Uwe SchummerCDUNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Bundestag
1960Volker BeckGreensNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Bundestag
1960Bettina HerlitziusGreensNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Bundestag
1961Guido WesterwelleFDPNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Foreign Minister, former MP
1962Harald PetzoldLeft PartyBrandenburgformer Member of the Bundestag
1963Anja HajdukGreensHamburgformer Member of the Bundestag
1963Michael HartmannSPDRhineland-Palatinateformer Member of the Bundestag
1963Johannes KahrsSPDHamburgformer Member of the Bundestag
1964Left PartyHesseformer Member of the Bundestag
1965Bernd FabritiusCSUBavariaformer Member of the Bundestag
1966Lutz HeilmannLeft PartySchleswig-Holsteinformer Member of the Bundestag
1967Michael KauchFDPNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Bundestag
1968Wolfgang WetzelGreensSaxonyformer Member of the Bundestag
1969Sebastian EdathySPDLower Saxonyformer Member of the Bundestag
1972Gerhard SchickGreensBaden-Württembergformer Member of the Bundestag
1973Sabine JüngerLeft PartyMecklenburg-Vorpommernformer Member of the Bundestag
1975Matthias HöhnLeft PartySaxony-Anhaltformer Member of the Bundestag
1976Doris AchelwilmLeft PartyBremenformer Member of the Bundestag

Before 1949

Birth yearNamePartyHome statePositionNote
1854Friedrich Alfred KruppFkPPrussiaformer Member of the Reichstag
1887Ernst RöhmNSFP, NSDAPBavariaformer member of the Reich Defense Council, former MPformer leader of the SA
1897Edmund HeinesNSDAPBavariaformer Member of the Reichstag

State-level

Since 1949

Incumbent

Birth yearNamePartyStatePositionNote
1962Farid MüllerGreensHamburgMember of the Bürgerschaft
1962Detlev Schulz-HendelGreensLower SaxonyMember of the Landtag
1964Frank-Christian HanselAfDBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1966Heiner GargFDPSchleswig-HolsteinMember of the LandtagState Chairman of the FDP Schleswig-Holstein, former State Minister
1970Carsten SchatzLeft PartyBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1971Arndt KlockeGreensNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMember of the Landtag
1973Kai KloseGreensHesseMember of the Landtag
1973Arne PlatzbeckerSPDHamburgMember of the Bürgerschaft
1973Jennifer SchubertGreensThuringiaMember of the Landtag
1974Thomas de Jesus FernandesAfDMecklenburg-VorpommernMember of the Landtag
1974Klaus LedererLeft PartyBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1975Daniel WesenerGreensBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1977Fabian KirschSPDRhineland-PalatinateMember of the Landtag
1979GreensSaxonyMember of the Landtag
1979Jan RedmannCDUBrandenburgMember of the Landtag
1979Sebastian WalterGreensBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1980CDUBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1981Sven TritschlerAfDNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMember of the Landtag
1981Matthias VoglerAfDBavariaMember of the Landtag
1982GreensNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMember of the Landtag
1982Dennis Paustian-DöscherGreensHamburgMember of the Bürgerschaft
1983Maximilian BöltlCSUBavariaMember of the Landtag
1985GreensHamburgMember of the Bürgerschaft
1986Marc VallendarAfDBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1989Vanessa GronemannGreensHesseMember of the Landtag
1990SPDSaarlandMember of the Landtag
1990Moritz KörnerFDPNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMember of the Landtag
1991Simon KuchinkeSPDHamburgMember of the Bürgerschaft
1992Vasili FrancoGreensBerlinMember of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1995Felix MartinGreensHesseMember of the Landtag
1996Louis KrügerGreensBerlinMember of the Landtag

Former

Birth yearNamePartyStatePositionNote
1939Helga SchuchardtFDP, SPDHamburg/Lower Saxonyformerly held multiple ministerial positions in both states
1948Stephan Holthoff-PförtnerCDUNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer State Minister for European Affairs, former MP
1949Ute PapeSPDHamburgformer Senator, former MP
1950Anne KleinGreens, IndependentBerlinformer Senator, former MP
1953Klaus WowereitSPDBerlinformer Mayor
1955Ole von BeustCDUHamburgformer First Mayor of Hamburg, former MP
1954Roger KuschCDUHamburgformer Justice Senator
1959Karin WolffCDUHesseformer Minister of Education
1960Anja KofbingerGreensBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1960Peter KurthCDU, IndependentBerlinformer State Minister of Finance, former MPformer candidate for mayor of Cologne
1960Lutz JohannsenSPDHamburgformer Member of the Bürgerschaft
1960Albert EckertGreens, IndependentBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1961Sibyll-Anka KlotzGreensBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1964Dietrich WersichCDUHamburgformer Member of the Bürgerschaft
1966Hakan TaşLeft PartyBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1968Markus KlaerCDUBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1968Andreas MatthaeSPDBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1970Alexander TassisAfDBremenformer Member of the Bürgerschaftformer leader of the Alternative Homosexuals
1971Dirk BehrendtGreensBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1972Chris BollenbachCDUNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Landtag
1972Gerwald Claus-BrunnerPiratesBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1973Holger ArppeAfD, IndependentMecklenburg-Vorpommernformer Member of the Landtagformer city councilor in Rostock, was expelled from his party
1973CDUHamburgformer Member of the Bürgerschaft
1973Sabine JüngerLeft PartyMecklenburg-Vorpommernformer Member of the Landtag
1973Jan StößSPD, IndependentBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhausformer SPD state chairman
1973Marc RatajczakCDUNorth Rhine-Westphaliaformer Member of the Landtag
1975Nicola Böcker-GianniniSPDBerlinformer member of Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin
1975Matthias HöhnLeft PartySaxonyformer Member of the Landtag
1975Sascha SteuerCDUBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1976David ProfitGreensRhineland-Palatinateformer Member of the Landtag
1977Philipp-Sebastian KühnSPDHamburgformer Member of the Bürgerschaft
1978Andreas BaumPiratesBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1978Tom SchreiberSPDBerlinformer Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus
1979Patrick SchreiberCDUSaxonyformer Member of the Landtag
1982Robert BläsingFDPHamburgformer Member of the Bürgerschaft
1984Stefan GruhnerCDUThuringiaformer Member of the Landtag
1986GreensSchleswig-Holsteinformer Member of the Landtag
1990Elisabeth KulaLeft PartyHesseformer Member of the Landtag

Members of the European Parliament

Birth yearNamePartyPositionNote
1986Rasmus AndresenGreensMember of the European Parliament for Germany
1987Terry ReintkeGreensLeader of the Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament, MEP

Former

Birth yearNamePartyPositionNote
1954Lissy GrönerGreensformer Member of the European Parliament for Germany
1970FDPformer Member of the European Parliament for Germany
1986Piratesformer Member of the European Parliament for Germanycame out as trans after tenure ended

Municipal-level

Birth yearNamePartyName of the polityLevelPositionNote
1959Richard ArnoldCDUSchwäbisch GmündMunicipalityMayor
1960Peter Hinze SPDEmmerich am RheinMunicipalityMayor
1960Reinhard NaumannSPDCharlottenburg-WillmersdorfCity boroughBorough Mayor
1961Thomas NiederbühlPink ListMunichMunicipalityCity Councilorfirst openly gay city councilor to be elected from a LGBT political organization in Europe
1962Pit ClausenSPDBielefeldMunicipalityMayor
1964Monika HerrmannGreensFriedrichshain-KreuzbergCity boroughBorough Mayor
1967SPDMainzMunicipalityMayor
1968Helmut MetznerFDP
1970Torsten IlgFWKCologneMunicipalityCity Councilor
1973Thomas KufenCDUEssenMunicipalityMayor
1973Christian VorländerSPDMunich
1974Sven GerichSPDWiesbadenMunicipalityMayor
1978Silvio WittIndependentNeubrandenburgMunicipalityMayor
1984Michael AdamSPDBodenmaisMunicipalityMayorformer Landrat of Regen
1986FWSipplingenMunicipalityMayor
1989Felix HeinrichsSPDMönchengladbachMunicipalityMayor
Robert KühnSPDBad WiesseeMunicipality
Sven Partheil-BöhnkeFDPTimmendorfMunicipalityMayor
Neidhard VarnhornCDUCloppenburgMunicipalityMayor

Former

Birth yearNamePartyName of the polityLevelPositionNote
1949Alexander MiklosyPink ListLudwigsvorstadt-IsarvorstadtCity boroughBorough Mayor
1956Rolf OhlerCDUWiesbadenCity Councilor
1959Richard ArnoldCDUSchwäbisch GmündMunicipalityMayor
1961Hermann BremGreensMunichformer chairman of the Young Liberals
1968Andreas MatthaeSPDBerlin-KreuzbergCity boroughBorough Mayor
Michael GabelPro CologneCologneMunicipalityCity Councilor