List of transgender politicians in Australia explained

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

No.	Name	Party			State	Term start	Term end	class=unsortable	Notes
1							29 November 2008	14 February 2014	Intersex and non-binary^[1]
							22 October 2016	present
−	Crystal Johnson								align=center	^[2]
−	Jax Foxx						30 October 2018	25 October 2022	align=center	Non-binary^[3]
−	Emily Wilding						16 October 2021	present	align=center	^[4]
−	Liz Atkins				Inner West (Stanmore–Damun Ward)		4 December 2021	present	align=center	Non-binary^[5]
−	Jade Darko						25 October 2022	present	align=center	^[6]
−					Colac Otway		18 January 2023	22 December 2023	align=center rowspan="2"	Non-binary^[7]
							22 December 2023	present

Other

Ann (formerly Albert) Knowles, mayor of the City of Frankston in the 1980s, came out as a transgender woman in later life.^[8]

See also

• List of LGBTI holders of political offices in Australia

Notes and References

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