List of foreign politicians of Indian origin

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

Countries with heads of state or government of Indian descent (past or present) as of 2017

Australia

See also: List of Asian Australian politicians

Federal parliament

• Christabel Chamarette – Greens Senator for Western Australia
• Zaneta Mascarenhas – Labor MP for Swan
• Lisa Singh – Labor Senator for Tasmania
• Dave Sharma – Liberal MP for Wentworth

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–present)

Jamaica

• Kamala-Jean Gopie

Japan

• Yogendra Puranik

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

See also: List of Malaysian politicians of Indian descent

• Tun Mahathir Mohamed – Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003, 2018-2020)
• 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–present)
• 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

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
• Tharman Shanmugaratnam – 9th and current President of Singapore. Former Minister of Education and former head of Singapore's de facto central bank
• 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, senator in the Spanish Senate

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

Main article: List of Tanzanian politicians of Indian descent

• 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

See also: British Asians in politics of the United Kingdom

• Baron Bhattacharyya – 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 of Great Britain
• 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 from July 2019 to 6 September 2022
• Shapurji Saklatvala – Communist MP
• Virendra Sharma – Labour MP and councillor in Ealing
• 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–present)
• 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

See also

• List of heads of state and government of Indian origin
• List of foreign politicians of Chinese origin
• List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
• List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
• List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin
• List of foreign politicians of Iranian origin