This is a list of LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) holders of political offices in New Zealand.
Mackay resigned from his position in 1920 after the attempted murder of poet D'Arcy Cresswell, who allegedly blackmailed him and threatened to publicly expose his homosexuality.
Waring was outed by the press in 1975, but openly acknowledged her sexual orientation only after leaving parliament.
[4] The first openly LGBTQIA+ politician was Chris Carter, who was elected to the Te Atatū electorate in 1993, serving until 2010.
Grant Robertson is the longest serving LGBTQIA+ member of parliament, having been elected in 2008.