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=unsortableNotes
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 Otway18 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

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.