| Name | Office held | Tenure | Political party | Identity | Notes | Country |
| Carla Antonelli | Member of Assembly of Madrid | 2011–2021 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Trans woman | First openly trans person to be elected to the Cortes Generales, as well as the first openly trans person to serve in a regional legislature in Spain. | Spain |
| Carla Antonelli | Member of Assembly of Madrid | 2023– | Más Madrid | Trans woman | First openly trans person to be elected to the Cortes Generales, as well as the first openly trans person to serve in a regional legislature in Spain. | Spain |
| Carla Antonelli | Senator of Senate of Spain | 2023– | Sumar | Trans woman | First openly trans person to be elected to the Cortes Generales, as well as the first openly trans person to serve in a regional legislature in Spain. | Spain |
| Marcella Di Folco | Municipal councilor in Bologna | 1995–1998 | Federation of the Greens | Trans woman | Described as a "transgender icon," she was the first open trans woman to hold a political public office in the world. | Italy |
| Jimena González | Member of Assembly of Madrid | 2023– | Más Madrid | Trans woman | Elected in 2023, she was first transgender person to run for election under a preferred given name rather than a legal given name during her first, and filed, electoral run in 2021. | Spain |
| Vladimir Luxuria | MP in Chamber of Deputies | 2006–2008 | Communist Refoundation Party | Trans woman | Represented Lazio 1 constituency and first openly transgender MP in Europe. | Italy |
| Porpora Marcasciano | Municipal councilor in Bologna | 2021 | Civic Coalition – Courageous Ecologist Solidarity | Trans woman | She was elected as part of the majority. On November 11, 2021, she was elected President of the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Bologna City Council. | Italy |
| Gianmarco Negri | Mayor of Tromello, Province of Pavia | 2019 | | Trans man | First transgender mayor elected in Italy. | Italy |
| Monica Romano | Municipal councilor in Milan | 2021 | Democratic Party | Trans woman | First transgender councilor in Milan. | Italy |
| Manuela Trasobares | Town Councilor in Geldo | 2007 | Democratic Republican Action | Trans woman | First trans person, in Spain, that was elected. | Spain |
| Name | Office held | Tenure | Political party | Identity | Notes | Country |
| Lina Axelsson Kihlblom | Minister for Schools in Andersson cabinet | 2021–2022 | Swedish Social Democratic Party | Trans woman | First transgender cabinet minister in Swedish history. | Sweden |
| Jenny Bailey | Cambridge City Councillor, East Chesterton Ward | 2002–2008 | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | | United Kingdom |
| Jenny Bailey | Mayors of Cambridge | 2007–2008 | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | First transgender mayor in the United Kingdom. Bailey herself was keen to play down the significance of her appointment, saying, "I don't want to let it define me." | United Kingdom |
| Helen Clare Belcher | Wiltshire Councillor | 2021– | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Elected in 2021, and British transgender activist. | United Kingdom |
| Violet Bonetta | East Devon District Councillor | 2023– | Labour Party | Trans woman | First trans councillor and youngest Councillor elected to council of East Evan District, with Bonetta saying she was "immensely proud" to have the position. | United Kingdom |
| Alexandra Briem | President of Reykjavík City Council | 2021– | Pirate Party | Trans woman | First trans council leader in Reykjavík and first trans person to hold political office in Iceland. | Iceland |
| Sarah Brown | Cambridge City Councilor, Petersfield | 2010–2014 | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Was the first openly transgender politician in the U.K. "for several years" and campaigned for trans rights. | United Kingdom |
| Sarah Fanet | Member of The Highland Council for Fort William & Ardnamurchan | 2021–2025 | Scottish National Party | Trans woman | Serving on the Highland Council, she was the first transgender councillor in the Highlands. | United Kingdom |
| Elaine Gallagher | Glasgow City Councillor | 2022– | Scottish Greens | Trans woman | First trans councillor for Glasgow who hoped, after she was elected, that it would indicate that transgender people should not be seen as a threat. | United Kingdom |
| Raphael Hill | Brighton and Hove City Councillor | 2023– | Green Party | Trans woman | First transgender councillor for Brighton. | United Kingdom |
| Tammy Hymas | Councillor for London Borough of Haringey | 2023–2025 | Labour Party | Trans woman | Represented St Ann's ward and first trans councillor, for the Labour Party, in Haringey, and later said she faced "abuse and threats for being a transgender woman in politics." | United Kingdom |
| Zoë Kirk-Robinson | Bolton Councillor for Westhoughton North and Chew Moor | 2016–2019 | Conservative Party | Trans woman | In 2016, criticized a Labour Party member for misgendering her during a council meeting, reporting it to the police as hate crime. | United Kingdom |
| Kira Lewis | Councillor for Waltham Forest London Borough | 2022– | Labour Party | Trans woman | Following their election, Lewis promised to work hard and show that "transgender and gender non-conforming people can be proud of who we are and effective representatives in local government." | United Kingdom |
| Rosalind Mitchell | Bristol City Councillor | 1997–1999 | Labour Party | Trans woman | In September 1997, while a serving member of Bristol City Council, she announced her intention to transition to being a trans woman and was the first British politician to do so while holding elected office. | United Kingdom |
| Mia Mulder | Councillor of Sollentuna | 2022–2025 | Left Party | Bisexual Trans woman | Elected in 2022, and noted on social media, in June 2020, that she is bisexual. | Sweden |
| Anwen Muston | City of Wolverhampton Council for East Park | 2016–2024 | Labour Party | Trans woman | First openly transgender woman to be elected as a Labour representative. | United Kingdom |
| Chris Northwood | Manchester City Councillor | 2023– | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Said on social media that she was elected "with a majority of 335." | United Kingdom |
| Zoe O'Connell | Cambridge City Councillor, Trumpington Ward | 2015–2019 | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Prominent campaigner for transgender rights who is in a polyamorous relationship with Sarah Brown, Sylvia Knight, and several snakes. | United Kingdom |
| Tanya-Jayne Park | Eastleigh Councillor | 2021– | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Describes herself as a "fifty something transwoman entrepreneur." Elected to the council in 2021, under the name "Tanya Park." | United Kingdom |
| Hannah Phillips | Lymington and Pennington Town Councillor | 2023– | Liberal Democrats | Trans woman | Phillips has been the target of significant harassment and receives regular death threats. | United Kingdom |
| Kaz Self | Bristol City Councillor | 2024– | Labour Party | Trans woman | First openly transgender woman to be elected as a Bristol councillor. | United Kingdom |
| Nikki Sinclaire | MEP for West Midlands | 2009–2014 | UK Independence Party | Lesbian Trans woman | First ever trans British parliamentarian, coming out in 2013. Previously, in 2004, Sinclaire came out as lesbian in a letter to the LGBTQ newspaper The Pink Paper. | United Kingdom |
| Nikki Sinclaire | MEP for West Midlands | 2009–2014 | We Demand a Referendum Now | Lesbian Trans woman | First ever trans British parliamentarian, coming out in 2013. Previously, in 2004, Sinclaire came out as lesbian in a letter to the LGBTQ newspaper The Pink Paper. | United Kingdom |
| Tania Stevenson | Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Councillor | 2023– | Independent | Trans woman | First trans councillor for Borrowash. | United Kingdom |
| Dylan Tippetts | Plymouth City Councillor | 2022–2025 | Labour Party | Trans man | Following his election he said that he hoped that it would help "dial down hate and division." | United Kingdom |
| Dylan Tippetts | Plymouth City Councillor | 2022–2025 | Liberal Democrats | Trans man | Following his election he said that he hoped that it would help "dial down hate and division." | United Kingdom |
| Katie Wallis | MP for Bridgend | 2019–2024 | Conservative Party | Trans woman | Come as transgender in 2022. | United Kingdom |
| Alexandra Ward-Slotte | Councillor in the municipality of Stenungsund | 2019 | Moderates | Trans woman | Member of West Pride Board, pushed for improvements for lives of trans people including in healthcare. | Sweden |
| Isla Wrathmell | Lambeth London Borough Councillor | 2022– | Labour Party | Trans woman | Described herself as a proud trans woman who was standing with her "Labour colleagues to support a ban on conversion therapy for trans people." | United Kingdom |
| Name | Office held | Tenure | Political party | Identity | Notes | Country |
| Victoria Broßart | MP of Bundestag | 2025– | Alliance 90/The Greens | Trans woman | Third openly transgender person elected to the German parliament after Nyke Slawik and Tessa Ganserer. | Germany |
| Marie Cau | Mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 2020–2025 | | Trans woman | First openly transgender mayor in France. | France |
| Camille Cabral | Councilor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris | 2001–2008 | The Greens | Trans woman | First trans woman to be elected in the history of the French Republic. | France |
| Petra De Sutter | Member of Belgian Senate | 2014–2019 | Groen | Lesbian Trans woman | First candidate, on a Belgian election list, who was openly transgender, and asserted that trans woman can, unlike other individuals, understand "the sensitivities of both genders and can therefore be good diplomats and, hence, politicians" and noted she is a lesbian. | Belgium |
| Petra De Sutter | MEP for Belgium | 2019–2020 | Groen | Lesbian Trans woman | Recognized for her work as an MEP on sexual and reproductive rights. | Belgium |
| Petra De Sutter | Belgian Minister for Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and Postal Services | 2020–2025 | Groen | Lesbian Trans woman | Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister, and the most senior trans politician in Europe when sworn in 2020. | Belgium |
| Petra De Sutter | Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | 2020–2025 | Groen | Lesbian Trans woman | Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister, and the most senior trans politician in Europe when sworn in 2020. | Belgium |
| Tessa Ganserer | Member of Landtag of Bavaria | 2013–2021 | The Greens | Trans woman | Representing Middle Franconia. Came out as trans in 2018, becoming the first openly transgender person in a German state or federal parliament. | Germany |
| Tessa Ganserer | MP of Bundestag | 2021–2025 | Alliance 90/The Greens | Trans woman | Representing Bavaria, and because her government records remain unchanged, she was forced to appear on the ballot under her deadname. | Germany |
| Lilian Haak | Municipal councillor for Apeldoorn | 2018– | | Trans woman | One of first four transgender councillors elected, in the Netherlands, in 2018, with the others being Michelle van Doorn, Sophie Schers, and Corine van Dun, and transitioned in 2014. | Netherlands |
| Felix Reda | MEP | 2014–2019 | Pirate Party | Trans woman | Transitioned after leaving office, coming out as trans in January 2022. | Germany |
| Christian Schenk | MP of Bundestag | 1990–2002 | Independent Women's Association Party | Trans man | Transitioned after leaving office. | Germany |
| Christian Schenk | MP of Bundestag | 1990–2002 | Party of Democratic Socialism | Trans man | Transitioned after leaving office. | Germany |
| Sophie Schers | Municipal councillor for Utrecht | 2018–2022 | GroenLinks | Trans woman | Described herself, prior to her election, as a "lesbian trans person." On her website, she calls herself "a transgender activist and feminist," | Netherlands |
| Nyke Slawik | MP of Bundestag | 2021– | Alliance 90/The Greens | Trans woman | Representing North Rhine-Westphalia and she was, along with Tessa Ganserer, the first trans elected representatives to enter the Bundestag. | Germany |
| Michelle van Doorn | Municipal councillor for Nijmegen | 2018– | Party for the Animals | Trans woman | Leader of the Party for the Animals electoral list when elected. | Netherlands |
| Municipal councillor for Utrecht | 2018– | Democrats 66 | Trans woman | One of first four transgender councillors. | Netherlands |
| Lisa van Ginneken | Member of the House of Representatives | 2021–2023 | Democrats 66 | Trans woman | First transgender person to be elected into the Dutch House of Representatives, where she is her party's spokesperson for IT, privacy, family law, and mobility. | Netherlands |
| Name | Office held | Tenure | Political party | Identity | Notes | Country |
| Estefan Cortes-Vargas | MLA of Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 2015–2019 | New Democratic Party | Non-binary and transgender | Represented Strathcona-Sherwood Park. First openly trans, non-binary, queer MLA in Canada. | Canada |
| Lyra Evans | Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustee | 2018 | | Trans woman | First openly transgender school trustee in Canada and previously a candidate for member of provincial parliament in Ontario. | Canada |
| Amita Kuttner | Interim Leader of Green Party of Canada | 2021–2022 | | Non-binary, trans, and pansexual | First transgender person and first person of East Asian descent to lead a federal party in Canada, who is non-binary and a pansexual astrophysicist. | Canada |
| Julie Lemieux | Mayor of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, Quebec | 2013– | | Trans woman | First openly transgender mayor in Canada. | Canada |
| Sarah McBride | Representative for Delaware, United States House of Representatives | 2024– | Democratic Party | Trans woman | First transgender member of the US Congress and highest elected officeholder in the United States. Previously elected to the Delaware Senate in 2020, McBride is also the first transgender state senator in United States history. | United States |
| Joanne Marie Conte | Councilor of Arvada, Colorado City Council | 1991–1995 | N/A, Independent | Trans woman | Perhaps the first openly transgender person to elected to public office in the U.S. | United States |
| Logan Oxenham | Legislator of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | 2023– | New Democratic Party of Manitoba | Trans man | Canada's first transgender politician elected to either a provincial, territorial or federal elected office. | Canada |
| Danica Roem | Legislator of Virginia House of Delegates | 2024– | Democratic Party | Trans woman | First openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature. When Roem was elected to the Virginia Senate, she became the first transgender person to be elected and serve in both houses of a state legislature in the U.S. and the first transgender state senator in the Southern United States. | United States |
| James Roesener | Legislator of New Hampshire House of Representatives | 2022– | Democratic Party | Bisexual Trans man | First openly transgender man elected to a state legislature in 2022. | United States |
| Teri Westerby | School Board Trustee of Chilliwack | 2022 | | Trans man | First openly transgender person elected in British Columbia. | Canada |