List of foreign politicians of Indian origin

This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside of the Indian subcontinent who are of Indian origin.

Australia

Federal parliament

Christabel Chamarette – Greens Senator for Western Australia
Varun Ghosh – [Australian Australian Labor Party|Labor Party|Labor] Senator for Western Australia
Zaneta Mascarenhas – Labor MP for Swan
Lisa Singh – Labor Senator for Tasmania
Dave Sharma – Liberal MP for Wentworth and Senator for New South Wales

State and territory parliaments

June D'Rozario – Northern Territory Labor MLA
Deepak-Raj Gupta – Australian Capital Territory Labor MLA
Jags Krishnan – Western Australia Labor MLA
Kevin Michel – Western Australia Labor MLA
Daniel Mookhey – New South Wales Labor MLC
Lauren Moss – Northern Territory Labor MLA
Yaz Mubarakai – Western Australia Labor MLA
Gurmesh Singh – New South Wales National MP
Kaushaliya Vaghela – Victoria Labor MLC
Anne Warner – Queensland Labor MLA

Canada

Federal

Anita Anand – Liberal MP
Chandra Arya – former Liberal MP
Hardial Bains – founder and former leader of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
Navdeep Bains – former Liberal MP
Parm Bains – Liberal MP
Jag Bhaduria – former Liberal MP
Andrew Cardozo – Progressive Senate Group Senator
Bardish Chagger - Liberal MP
George Chahal – former Liberal MP
Joe Daniel – former Conservative MP
Herb Dhaliwal – former Liberal MP; first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister
Sukh Dhaliwal – Liberal MP
Ruby Dhalla – former Liberal MP
Anju Dhillon – Liberal MP
Baltej Singh Dhillon – Independent Senators Group Senator
Iqwinder Gaheer – Liberal MP
Amanpreet Gill – Conservative MP
Amarjeet Gill – Conservative MP
Dalwinder Gill – Conservative MP
Harb Gill – Conservative MP
Parm Gill – former Conservative MP
Sukhman Gill – Conservative MP
Baljit Gosal – former Conservative MP and Minister of State for Sports
Gurmant Grewal – former Conservative MP, half of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
Nina Grewal – former Conservative MP, half of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
Raj Grewal – former Liberal MP
Mobina Jaffer – former Independent Senators Group Senator
Rahim Jaffer – former Conservative MP
Gigi Osler – Canadian Senators Group Senator
Jasraj Singh Hallan – Conservative MP
Darshan Kang – former Liberal MP
Arpan Khanna – Conservative MP
Kamal Khera – former Liberal MP
Vim Kochhar – former Conservative Senator
Jagsharan Singh Mahal – Conservative MP
Shuvaloy Majumdar – Conservative MP
Gurbax Singh Malhi – former Liberal MP
Sabi Marwah – former Independent Senators Group Senator
Sachit Mehra – president of the Liberal Party of Canada
Farah Mohamed – Independent Senators Group Senator
Taleeb Noormohamed – Liberal MP
Deepak Obhrai – former Conservative MP
Ratna Omidvar – former Independent Senators Group Senator
Yasmin Ratansi – former Liberal MP
Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia – Independent Senators Group Senator
Jag Sahota – former Conservative MP
Ruby Sahota – Liberal MP
Jasbir Sandhu – former NDP MP
Gurbux Saini – Liberal MP
Raj Saini – former Liberal MP
Harjit Singh Sajjan – former Liberal MP and [Minister of National Party of Australia|National Defence (Canada)|Minister of National Defense]
Ramesh Sangha – former Liberal MP
Randeep Sarai – Liberal MP
Bob Saroya – former Conservative MP
Asha Seth – former Conservative Senator
Devinder Shory – former Conservative MP
Maninder Sidhu – Liberal MP
Sonia Sidhu – Liberal MP
Gagan Sikand – former Liberal MP
Jinny Sims – former NDP MP
Jagmeet Singh – former leader of the New Democratic Party; first person of Indian descent to be elected leader of a prominent party at the national level in North America, former NDP MP, and former Ontario NDP MPP
Amandeep Sodhi – Liberal MP
Tim Uppal – Conservative MP
Arif Virani – former Liberal MP
Hassan Yussuff – Independent Senator

Provincial/Territorial

Bharat Agnihotri – former Alberta Liberal MLA
Leela Aheer – former Alberta UCP MLA
Prab Gill – former Alberta UCP MLA
Devinder Toor – former Alberta UCP MLA
Prasad Panda – former Alberta Wildrose MLA
Deepak Anand – Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
Anjali Appadurai – former candidate for leader of the British Columbia NDP
Rohini Arora – British Columbia NDP MLA
Harry Bains – former British Columbia NDP MLA
Bas Balkissoon – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Harman Bhangu – British Columbia Conservative MLA
Harry Sohal – former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
Naresh Bhardwaj – former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
Manmeet Bhullar – former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
Parmeet Singh Boparai – Alberta NDP MLA
Bhajan Brar – Saskatchewan NDP MLA
Diljeet Brar – Manitoba NDP MLA
Gurtej Singh Brar – Alberta NDP MLA
Gurinder Brar – Alberta NDP MLA
Gulzar Singh Cheema – former British Columbia Liberal MLA and Manitoba Liberal MLA
Raj Chouhan – British Columbia NDP MLA
Dipika Damerla – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Jasvir Deol – Alberta NDP MLA
Jasdeep Devgan – Manitoba NDP MLA
Mandeep Dhaliwal – British Columbia Conservative MLA
Vic Dhillon – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Sunita Dhir – British Columbia NDP MLA
Ujjal Dosanjh – former Premier of British Columbia; first Indo-Canadian premier; former federal Minister of Health; former NDP MLA and Liberal MP
Raminder Gill – former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP and federal Conservative candidate
Hardeep Grewal – Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
Tajinder Grewal – Saskatchewan NDP MLA
Sindi Hawkins – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Dave Hayer – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Kash Heed – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Bidhu Jha – former Manitoba NDP MLA
Jas Johal – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Ravi Kahlon – British Columbia NDP MLA
Kuldip Singh Kular – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Salma Lakhani – Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Harry Lali – former British Columbia NDP MLA
Harinder Malhi – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Amrit Mangat – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Indira Naidoo-Harris – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Rob Nijjar – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Wally Oppal – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Rakhi Pancholi – Alberta NDP MLA
Samir Kayande – Alberta NDP MLA
Raj Pannu – former leader of the Alberta New Democrats; first Indo-Canadian leader of a political party, former Alberta NDP MLA
Ravi Parmar – British Columbia NDP MLA
Ranj Pillai – former premier of Yukon and former Yukon Liberal MLA
Shiraz Shariff – former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
Leonard Preyra – former Nova Scotia NDP MLA
Mohinder Saran – former Manitoba NDP MLA
Amna Shah – British Columbia NDP MLA
Jessie Sunner – British Columbia NDP MLA
Aman Singh – former British Columbia NDP MLA
Amrik Virk – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Tony Bhullar – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
John Nuraney – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Karn Manhas – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Jody Toor – British Columbia Conservative MLA
Steve Kooner – British Columbia Conservative MLA
Moe Sihota – former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host
Harinder Takhar – former Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation
Patty Sahota – former British Columbia Liberal MLA
Amarjot Sandhu – Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
Harwinder Sandhu – British Columbia NDP MLA
Mintu Sandhu – Manitoba NDP MLA
Peter Sandhu – former Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
Prabmeet Sarkaria – Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
Rajan Sawhney – Alberta UCP MLA
Adil Shamji – Ontario Liberal MPP
Niki Sharma – British Columbia NDP MLA
Raj Sherman – former Alberta Liberal leader and MLA
Gurratan Singh – former Ontario NDP MPP
Peter Singh – Alberta UCP MLA
Rachna Singh – former British Columbia NDP MLA
Sara Singh – former Ontario NDP MPP
Tania Sodhi – New Brunswick Liberal MLA
Nina Tangri – Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP
Murad Velshi – former Ontario Liberal MPP
Judi Tyabji – former British Columbia Progressive Democratic Alliance MLA

Municipal

Johnder Basran – former Mayor of Lillooet
Jyoti Gondek – Mayor of Calgary
Parthi Kandavel – Toronto City Councillor
Naheed Nenshi – former Mayor of Calgary
Amarjeet Sohi – Mayor of Edmonton

Fiji

Mahendra Chaudhry – first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister
Ahmed Ali – several times a cabinet minister
George Shiu Raj – Cabinet Minister
Anand Singh – Labour Party Senator and former Attorney-General
Vijay R. Singh – former Cabinet Minister
Sidiq Koya – Leader of the Opposition National Federation Party
Dorsami Naidu – Leader of the National Federation Party
A. D. Patel - founder of the National Federation Party
Pramod Rae – General Secretary of the National Federation Party
Jai Ram Reddy – Leader of the National Federation Party ; judge
Prem Singh – former NFP leader
Raman Pratap Singh – National Federation Party leader
Ram Jati Singh – NFP politician
Amjad Ali – FLP politician
Anand Babla – FLP politician
Pratap Chand – FLP politician
Gaffar Ahmed – FLP politician
Gunasagaran Gounder – FLP politician
Hafiz Khan – businessman and Senator
James Shri Krishna – FLP politician
Prince Gopal Lakshman – FLP politician
Surendra Lal – FLP politician
Sanjeet Chand Maharaj – FLP politician
Perumal Mupnar – FLP Member of Parliament
Shivlal Nagindas – Labasa businessman and former Senator
Damodaran Nair – FLP Member of Parliament
Gyani Nand – FLP politician
Ragho Nand – FLP politician
Udit Narayan – FLP politician
Krishna Prasad – FLP Member of Parliament
Ram Sharan – FLP politician
Gyan Singh – FLP Member of Parliament
Pravin Singh – FLP Member of Parliament
Satendra Singh – FLP politician
Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi – Fiji Labour Party parliamentarian

Germany

Ashok-Alexander Sridharan – Mayor of Bonn

Guyana

Dale Bisnauth
Ronald Gajraj
Cheddi Jagan – 4th President of Guyana
Bharrat Jagdeo – 7th Prime Minister and 7th President
Samuel Insanally
Joey Jagan
Edward Luckhoo
Lionel Luckhoo – politician, diplomat, and lawyer
Donald Ramotar – 8th President
Moses Nagamootoo – 8th Prime Minister of Guyana
Irfaan Ali – 10th President
Peter Ramsaroop
Shridath Ramphal – Commonwealth Secretary General
Rupert Roopnaraine

Indonesia

Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon
Musa "Ijeck" Rajekshah – Vice Governor of North Sumatra

Ireland

Leo Varadkar – Taoiseach

Jamaica

Kamala-Jean Gopie

Japan

Yogendra Puranik

Kenya

Chunilal Madan – legislator and Chief Justice of Kenya
Sunjeev Kour Birdi – Member of Parliament
Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee – merchant, politician and philanthropist
Pio Gama Pinto – journalist, politician and freedom fighter
Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza

Malaysia

V. David – politician
K. L. Devaser – fourth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress
P. Kamalanathan – Member of Parliament Hulu Selangor and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education; Central Working Committee Member of the Malaysian Indian Congress; founding member of PUTERA MIC
Datuk M. Kayveas – president of PPP and deputy minister
Devaki Krishnan – first Malaysian Indian woman to become a municipal councillor
Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan – former politician
Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam – sixth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress and former Minister of Communication
M. Manoharan – former member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly; known for his involvement with HINDRAF
K. S. Nijhar – Member of Parliament
Datuk G. Palanivel – Deputy Minister of Women and Family Development and deputy president of Malaysian Indian Congress
Tan Sri M. G. Pandithan – founding President of the Indian Progressive Front
K. Parthiban – state assemblyman for Ijok
Datuk K. Pathmanaban – politician and former Deputy Minister of Labour and founder of Melaka Manipal Medical College
Sivarasa Rasiah – human rights lawyer and vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Tun V. T. Sambanthan – one of the founding fathers of independent Malaya and Founder of National Land Finance Co-op..
D. R. Seenivasagam – founder of PPP and politician
Kula Segaran – MP for Ipoh Barat and DAP National Vice Chairman
Karpal Singh – chairman of opposition Democratic Action Party and member of parliament
Datuk K. Sivalingam – former member of the state executive council of Selangor
John Thivy – freedom fighter and founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress
E. E. C. Thuraisingham – politician of pre-Independence Malaysia
Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo – former Speaker of the Senate
Datuk Seri Samy Vellu – Works Minister in the Malaysian cabinet and president of the Malaysian Indian Congress

Mauritius

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal – politician and one of the three founding fathers of independent Mauritius
Dayendranath Burrenchobay – Governor-General of Mauritius
Jaya Krishna Cuttaree – diplomat
Madun Dulloo – diplomat
Anerood Jugnauth – Prime Minister and President of Mauritius
Pravind Jugnauth – Prime Minister of Mauritius
Dev Manraj – former Financial Secretary
Abdool Razack Mohamed – one of the three founding fathers of independent Mauritius
Kailash Purryag – President
Navin Ramgoolam – Prime Minister
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam – Prime Minister and one of the three founding fathers of independent Mauritius
Veerasamy Ringadoo – President
Cassam Uteem – President
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim – President
Prithvirajsing Roopun – President

Netherlands

Tanja Jadnanansing – Labour Party politician

New Zealand

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi – Member of Parliament
Parmjeet Parmar – Member of Parliament
Anand Satyanand – first Governor-General of New Zealand of Asian descent
Priyanca Radhakrishnan – Member of Parliament

Papua New Guinea

Sasindran Muthuvel – Governor of West New Britain

Philippines

Ramon Bagatsing - former Congressman and Mayor of Manila

Portugal

Jorge Barreto Xavier - Secretary of State of Culture
Kalidás Barreto - MP for Castanheira de Pera
António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues - Judge and diplomat
António Costa – Prime Minister of Portugal and President of the European Council - Member of Parliament
Alfredo Bruto da Costa - Minister of Health and Welfare
Alfredo Nobre da Costa - Prime Minister
Francisco Luís Gomes, Member of Português Cortes Gerais for Goa
João Leão - Finance Minister
Jaime Valfredo Rangel - Diplomat
Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro - MP for Leiria District
Rosendo Ribeiro - Vice-Consul of Portugal in Nairobi
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho - Leader in Portuguese provisional government after the Carnation Revolution

Puerto Rico

Eduardo Bhatia - former President of the Puerto Rican Senate

Singapore

Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports; former CEO of Singapore General Hospital
S. Dhanabalan – Chairman of Temasek Holdings and DBS Bank, former Minister of National Development, Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs; tipped by Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as one of the four men he considered as a possible successor
James Gomez – senior leader in the main opposition party ; founder of Think Centre, a political NGO
S. Iswaran – Minister for Communications and Information, former Managing Director of Temasek Holdings
S. Jayakumar – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Law and co-ordinating Minister for Security; former Foreign Minister and ambassador to the United Nations, and Dean of the Law School in Singapore
J. B. Jeyaretnam – former Leader of the Opposition; former MP; first person to break the PAP monopoly in parliament in 1984; former magistrate
Devan Nair – third President of Singapore, father of the modern trades union movement in Singapore
Hri Kumar Nair – former MP
S. R. Nathan – 6th President of Singapore
Murali Pillai – MP
Indranee Rajah – Minister in Prime minister's Office, Senior Counsel of Supreme Court of Singapore
S. Rajaratnam – former Senior Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Labour and Culture; co-founder of the Peoples Action Party and Association of South East Asian Nations; author of the Singapore Pledge; one of the pioneer leaders of modern Singapore
Balaji Sadasivan – Junior Minister
K. Shanmugam – Minister for Home Affairs, former Senior Counsel of Supreme Court of Singapore
Pritam Singh – Leader of the Opposition and MP
Halimah Yacob – 8th President of Singapore