This list presents LGBTQ speakers of national and sub-national legislative chambers of their respective countries or territories.
National Name(lifespan)ImageCountryLegislative bodyMandate startMandate endTerm lengthNotesHerman Tjeenk WillinkSenate11 June 199111 March 1997Claude JaniakNational Council28 November 20053 December 2006Vera BergkampHouse of Representatives7 April 20215 December 2023Thom van CampenHouse of Representatives18 November 2025presentAmir OhanaKnesset29 December 2022presentAna BrnabićNational Assembly 20 March 2024present
Subnational Name(lifespan)ImageCountryStateOffice Held (tenure)NotesCalifornia State Assembly (2010–2016) Speaker of the Assembly (2014–2016) California State Senate (2016–present) President pro tempore of the Senate (2018–2024)First lesbian to serve as California Assembly Speaker and first LGBTQ person/woman serve as President Pro Tempore of the California SenateVermont Senate (2015–2023) Senate Majority Leader (2017–2021) President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (2021–2023)First lesbian to serve in Vermont Senate and first woman and LGBTQ person to serve as president pro tempore in Vermont.Lynne BrownSpeaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (2001–2004)Wisconsin Senate (1985–2003) Wisconsin State Assembly
(1985–2003)
Wisconsin Senate
(2003–present)
President pro tempore of the Senate
(2012–2013)Cecil Clarke(born 1968)Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (2006–2007)Came out after leaving officeMember of Maine House of Representatives (2014–2022; 2024–present) Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (2020–2022; 2024–present)First openly gay Speaker of the Maine House of RepresentativesColorado House of Representatives (2007–2015) Minority Leader (2011–2013) Speaker of the House (2013–2015)First openly gay House Speaker and House Minority Leader of the Colorado General AssemblyRhode Island House of Representatives (1993–2015) Majority Leader (2003–2010) Speaker of the House (2010–2014)First openly LGBTQ Speaker of the HouseLaurie JinkinsSpeaker of the Washington House of Representatives (2020–present)First openly LGBTQ Speaker of the House.Oregon House of Representatives (2007–2022) Speaker pro tempore (2011) Majority Leader (2011–2013) Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives (2013–2022)First openly lesbian state House speaker in U.S.California State Assembly (2008–2014) Speaker of the Assembly (2010–2014)First openly LGBTQ Speaker of the California AssemblyChansey PaechSpeaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (2020)Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–1991) Massachusetts Senate (1991–2018) President of the Massachusetts Senate (2015–2017)First out Senate Majority Leader in MassachusettsMinnesota Senate (1973–2001) President of the Minnesota Senate (1993–2001)First openly LGBTQ person to serve on a state legislature (came out in 1974) and first out presiding officer for a state legislatureNevada Senate (2012–present) President pro tempore (2023–present)First out lesbian in the Nevada LegislatureFreya Van den BosscheSpeaker of the Flemish Parliament (2025–present)
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