# 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 (1992-1996)
* Varun Ghosh – Labor Senator for Western Australia (2024-)
* Zaneta Mascarenhas – Labor MP for Swan (2022-)
* Lisa Singh – Labor Senator for Tasmania (2011-2019)
* Dave Sharma – Liberal MP for Wentworth (2019-2022) and Senator for New South Wales (2023-)

### 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

* Bharat Agnihotri – Alberta Liberal MLA
* Hardial Bains – founder and leader of the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada, 1970–1997
* Harry Bains – British Columbia New Democratic MLA
* Navdeep Bains – Liberal Member of Parliament
* Bardish Chagger - LiberalMember of Parliament
* Bas Balkissoon
* Gulzar Singh Cheema – British Columbia and Manitoba MLA
* Raj Chouhan – British Columbia NDP MLA
* Herb Dhaliwal – Liberal MP; first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister
* Ruby Dhalla – Liberal MP
* Vic Dhillon – Ontario Liberal Ontario MPP
* Ujjal Dosanjh – former Premier of British Columbia; first Indo-Canadian premier; former federal Minister of Health
* Parm Gill – Conservative Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale
* Raminder Gill – former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP and federal Conservative candidate
* Jyoti Gondek – Mayor of Calgary since October 25, 2021
* Baljit Gosal – MP and Minister of State for Sports
* Gurmant Grewal – former Conservative MP, half (with Nina, listed below) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
* Nina Grewal – Conservative MP, half (with Gurmant) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
* Dave Hayer – former British Columbia BC Liberal MLA for Surrey Tynehead
* Bidhu Jha – Manitoba NDP MLA
* Kamal Khera – Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Brampton West and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
* Kuldip Singh Kular – Ontario Liberal MPP
* Harry Lali – BC NDP MLA
* Shuvaloy Majumdar – Conservative MP
* Gurbax Singh Malhi – Liberal MP
* Harinder Malhi – Liberal MP
* Rob Nijjar – former BC Liberal MLA
* Deepak Obhrai – Alberta Conservative Party MP
* Raj Pannu – former leader of the Alberta New Democrats; first Indo-Canadian leader of a political party
* Harjit Singh Sajjan – Member of Parliament representing the riding of Vancouver South and Minister of National Defense
* Randeep Sarai – Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district Surrey Centre
* Shiraz Shariff – Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
* Moe Sihota – former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host
* Jaggi Singh – anti-globalization activist
* Jagmeet Singh – former NDP MLA for Bramlea- Malton (Ontario); elected leader of the Federal New Democratic Party (NDP); first person of Indian descent to be elected leader of a prominent party at the national level in North America
* Harinder Takhar – Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation
* Tim Uppal – Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Mill Woods
* Murad Velshi – former Ontario Liberal MPP
* Prasad Panda – UCP MLA for Calgary, Alberta
* Judi Tyabji – Indian(Bengali)-Canadian politician & was the youngest elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from Progressive Democratic Alliance party
* Chandra Arya – Liberal MP from Napean

## Fiji

* Mahendra Chaudhry – first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister (1999–2000)
* Ahmed Ali (1938–2005) – several times a cabinet minister
* George Shiu Raj – Cabinet Minister
* Anand Singh – Fiji 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 (1905–1969)- founder of the National Federation Party
* Pramod Rae – General Secretary of the National Federation Party
* Jai Ram Reddy – Leader of the National Federation Party (1977–1987; 1992–1999); judge
* Prem Singh – former NFP leader
* Raman Pratap Singh – National Federation Party leader
* Amjad Ali – FLP politician
* Narendra Arjun – former NFP parliamentarian
* 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 (1992-1997)
* Bharrat Jagdeo – 7th Prime Minister (1999) and 7th President (1999-2011)
* Samuel Insanally
* Joey Jagan
* Edward Luckhoo
* Lionel Luckhoo – politician, diplomat, and lawyer
* Donald Ramotar – 8th President (2011-2015)
* Moses Nagamootoo – 8th Prime Minister of Guyana (2015-2020)
* Irfaan Ali – 10th President (2020–present)
* Peter Ramsaroop
* Shridath Ramphal – Commonwealth Secretary General (1975-1990)
* Rupert Roopnaraine

## Indonesia

* Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon
* Musa "Ijeck" Rajekshah – Vice Governor of North Sumatra (2018-2023)

## Ireland

* Leo Varadkar – Taoiseach (2017–2020; 2022-2024)

## 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 (IPF)
* K. Parthiban – state assemblyman for Ijok (2007–2008)
* 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 (People's Justice Party)
* Tun V. T. Sambanthan – one of the founding fathers of independent Malaya and Founder of National Land Finance Co-op.(NLFCS).
* 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 (1978-1983)
* Jaya Krishna Cuttaree – diplomat
* Madun Dulloo – diplomat
* Anerood Jugnauth – Prime Minister (2000-2003, 2014-2017) and President of Mauritius (2003-2012)
* Pravind Jugnauth – Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present)
* Dev Manraj – former Financial Secretary
* Abdool Razack Mohamed – one of the three founding fathers of independent Mauritius
* Kailash Purryag – President (2012-2015)
* Navin Ramgoolam – Prime Minister (1995-2000, 2005-2014)
* Seewoosagur Ramgoolam – Prime Minister (1968-1982) and one of the three founding fathers of independent Mauritius
* Veerasamy Ringadoo – President (1992)
* Cassam Uteem – President (2002)
* Ameenah Gurib-Fakim – President (2015-2018)
* Prithvirajsing Roopun – President (2019–present)

## 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 (2006-2011)
* Priyanca Radhakrishnan – Member of Parliament

## Papua New Guinea

* Sasindran Muthuvel – Governor of West New Britain

## Philippines

* Ramon Bagatsing - former Congressman and Mayor of Manila (1972-1986)

## Portugal

* Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965) - Secretary of State of Culture (2012-2015)
* Kalidás Barreto (1932-2020) - MP for Castanheira de Pera
* António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues (1854-1933) - Judge and diplomat
* António Costa (born 1961) – Prime Minister of Portugal (2015-2024)
* Narana Coissoró (born 1933) - Member of Parliament
* Alfredo Bruto da Costa (1938-2016) - Minister of Health and Welfare (1979-1980)
* Alfredo Nobre da Costa (1923-1996) - Prime Minister (1978)
* Francisco Luís Gomes (1829-1869), Member of Português Cortes Gerais for Goa
* João Leão (born 1974) - Finance Minister (2020-2022)
* Jaime Valfredo Rangel (1897-1959) - Diplomat
* Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (born 1965) - MP for Leiria District
* Rosendo Ribeiro (1871-1951) - Vice-Consul of Portugal in Nairobi
* Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936-2021) - 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 (the Workers 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 (1981–1985), father of the modern trades union movement in Singapore
* Hri Kumar Nair – former MP
* S. R. Nathan – 6th President of Singapore (1999-2011)
* 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 (2017–2023)

## Seychelles

* Wavel Ramkalawan – President of Seychelles (2020–present)
* Satya Naidu- first Hindu member of Seychelles National Assembly.

## South Africa

* Yusuf Dadoo – doctor and politician
* Frene Ginwala – former speaker of the National Assembly
* Pregs Govender
* Ronnie Govender
* Ahmed Kathrada – political activist
* Jody Kollapen
* Mac Maharaj – political activist and former MP
* George Naicker
* Monty Naicker
* Amma Naidoo
* Indira Naidoo
* Naransamy Roy Naidoo
* Shanti Naidoo
* Thambi Naidoo
* Xavier Naidoo
* Billy Nair
* Dullah Omar – politician
* Aziz Pahad – political activist and former MP
* Essop Pahad – political activist and former MP
* Radhakrishna Padayachi – Deputy Minister for Communication
* Ebrahim Patel – Minister of Economy
* Enver Surty – Deputy Minister of Basic Education
* Thillaiaadi Valliammai

## Spain

* Robert Masih Nahar – ERC Senator for Barcelona (2017–2023)

## Suriname

* Ashwin Adhin – Vice President (2015-2020)
* Jagernath Lachmon – Speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname (1987-1996, 2000-2001)
* Marijke Djwalapersad – Speaker of the National Assembly (1996-2000)
* Fred Ramdat Misier – President of Suriname (1982–1988)
* Errol Alibux – Prime Minister of Suriname (1983-1984)
* Pretaap Radhakishun – Prime Minister (1986-1987)
* Chan Santokhi – President (2020–present)
* Ram Sardjoe – Speaker of the National Assembly (2001-2005) and Vice President (2005-2010)
* Ramsewak Shankar – President (1988–1990)

## Switzerland

* Nik Gugger – adopted from Karnataka; first Indian-origin members of the Swiss parliament

## Tanzania

* Hasnain Dewji
* Mohammed Dewji
* Wolfgang Dourado
* Parmukh Singh Hoogan
* Amir H. Jamal
* Ismail Jussa
* Al Noor Kassum
* Shanif Mansoor
* Hasnain Murji
* Mohamed Raza
* Muhammad Sanya
* Abdulkarim Shah
* Jitu Soni
* Haroun Suleiman
* Shaffin Sumar

## Thailand

* Santi Thakral – former president of the Supreme Court of Thailand and former member of the Privy Council of Thailand

## Trinidad and Tobago

* Raziah Ahmed – President of the Senate (2015)
* Faris Al-Rawi – Attorney General (2015-2022)
* Linda Baboolal – President of the Senate (2002-2007)
* Rudranath Capildeo
* Simbhoonath Capildeo
* Carol Cuffy-Dowlat
* Winston Dookeran
* George F. Fitzpatrick
* Hardeo Hardath – former MP
* Noor Hassanali – President (1987-1997)
* Christine Kangaloo – President (2023-present)
* Franklin Khan
* Fuad Khan
* Dhanayshar Mahabir
* Devant Maharaj
* Ramesh Maharaj
* Kenneth Ramchand
* Bhadase Maraj
* Ralph Maraj
* Wade Mark
* Roodal Moonilal
* Basdeo Panday – Trade Union leader and Prime Minister (1995-2001)
* Kamla Persad-Bissessar – Prime Minister (2010-2015)
* Mohammed Faisal Rahman
* Surujrattan Rambachan
* Anand Ramlogan
* Adrian Cola Rienzi (Krishna Deonarine Tiwari)
* Raffique Shah – Leader of the Opposition
* Cindy Devika Sharma
* Ashford Sinanan

## United Kingdom

* Baron Bhattacharyya – Member of the House of Lords
* Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika – Member of the House of Lords
* Mancherjee Bhownagree – Conservative MP; second Indian MP in the House of Commons
* Harpal Brar – Chairman of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
* Nirj Deva – Conservative MEP
* Parmjit Dhanda – Labour MP
* Rajani Palme Dutt – General Secretary of the Communist Party
* Piara Khabra – Labour MP
* Ashok Kumar – Labour MP
* Claude Moraes – Labour MEP
* Dadabhai Naoroji – Liberal MP; first Indian MP in the House of Commons
* Priti Patel – Conservative MP; Home Secretary (2019–2022)
* Shapurji Saklatvala – Communist MP
* Virendra Sharma – Labour MP
* Alok Sharma – Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
* Marsha Singh – Labour MP
* Parmjit Singh Gill – Liberal Democrat MP
* Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha – first Indian member of the House of Lords
* Rishi Sunak – Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party (2022–2024)
* Shailesh Vara – Conservative MP
* Keith Vaz – Labour MP; longest-serving British Asian MP; former Minister for Europe and Privy Council member

## United States

* Nimi McConigley – Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives was the first Indian born person and the first Indian American women to serve in any State legislature.
* Harry Anand – mayor of Laurel Hollow, New York; first Indian-American mayor in New York
* Neel Kashkari – Republican politician and former Gubernatorial candidate in California
* Niraj J. Antani – Republican member of Ohio House of Representatives from Ohio's 42nd District; first Indian American Republican elected to the Ohio House
* Sam Arora – former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates
* Kumar P. Barve – Democratic member (and former Majority Leader) of the Maryland House of Delegates from Maryland's 17th Legislative District in Montgomery County; first Indian American to be elected to any state legislature
* Ami Bera – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 7th congressional district – former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County
* Raj Peter Bhakta – entrepreneur, former The Apprentice contestant, and 2006 Republican U.S. House nominee in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
* Ravinder S. Bhalla – mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, first Sikh mayor in NJ
* Satveer Chaudhary – former state senator and representative in Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives
* Joy Cherian – first Asian and Indian American head of the EEOC
* Upendra Chivukula – Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities; former Democratic member and Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (first Indian-American elected to the NJ state legislature)
* Swati Dandekar – member of Iowa House of Representatives
* Bhagwan Dashairya – 2006 nominee for Governor of Michigan of the U.S. Taxpayers Party
* Manka Dhingra – Democratic member of the Washington State Senate from Washington's 45th legislative district
* Kashmir Gill – mayor of Yuba City, California; first Indian-American mayor in CA and first Sikh mayor in the US
* Vin Gopal – Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate from New Jersey's 11th Legislative District, which covers portions of Monmouth County; third Indian American elected to NJ state legislature and first Indian American NJ state senator; former Chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party
* Raj Goyle – former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Kansas' 87th District; first Indian American elected official in that state
* Nikki Haley – former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Governor of South Carolina; first Indian American to hold both offices and first female Governor of South Carolina
* Kamala Harris – 49th Vice President of the United States (first Indian American; first African American; and first female Vice President of the U.S.); former United States Senator from the State of California (first Indian American in the U.S. Senate and first African American senator from California); 32nd Attorney General of California (first Indian American attorney general in the U.S.) and the 27th District Attorney of San Francisco (first district attorney in the U.S. of Indian descent)
* Satish Hiremath – mayor of Oro Valley, Arizona; second Indian-American mayor in the US
* Pramila Jayapal – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th Congressional District; former member of the Washington State Senate; first Indian American woman in both offices; founder of OneAmerica, a pro-immigration advocacy group
* Bobby Jindal – former Republican Governor of Louisiana (first Indian American governor in US history); former member of U.S. House of Representatives; former U.S. presidential candidate
* Ro Khanna – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th Congressional District, former Deputy Assistant at the U.S. Department of Commerce
* Kris Kolluri – New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
* Raja Krishnamoorthi – Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois' 8th Congressional District
* Aruna Miller – Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
* Raj Mukherji – Majority Whip and Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly from New Jersey's 33rd Legislative District covering portions of Hudson County (second Indian American elected to NJ state legislature); former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, NJ; former Commissioner and Chairman of the Jersey City Housing Authority (then the youngest to serve in that position)
* Ajit Pai – Chairman of the FCC and first Indian American to hold that position
* Rachel Paulose – first woman to become a U.S. Attorney in Minnesota; US Attorney for the District of Minnesota
* Kesha Ram – four-term member of the Vermont House of Representatives; candidate for Lieutenant Governor
* Harpreet Singh Sandhu – former Richmond City Council member
* Reshma Saujani – first Indian woman to run for Congress
* Amish Shah – member of the Arizona House of Representatives
* Balvir Singh – on the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey; first Asian-American to win a countywide election in Burlington County; first Sikh-American to win a countywide election in NJ
* Dalip Singh Saund – first Indian-American congressman; Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Kshama Sawant – Seattle City Council member; first socialist to win a city-wide election in Seattle since the radical progressive Anna Louise Strong was elected to the school board in 1916
* Kevin Thomas – first Indian-American member of the New York State Senate
* Seema Verma – first Indian-American female administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
* Sara Gideon - Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
* Suhas Subramanyam - first Indian-American elected to the Virginia General Assembly and former Obama Administration White House official