List of sportsperson-politicians

This is a list of sportspeople who also worked as politicians and vice versa.

Africa

Algeria

Name	Sport	Position
Ahmed Ben Bella	Association football (one appearance in Coupe de France 1940)	President of Algeria (1963–1965)

Central African Republic

Name	Sport	Position
Gaston Gambor	Basketball	Minister of Youth and Sports (1987-?) Minister of Social Affairs (1983-1984)
Fidèle Gouandjika	Karate Qwan Ki Do	Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture (2009-2013) Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and New Technology (2005-2009)
Sonny M'Pokomandji	Basketball	Minister of Equipment and Transport (2003-2005) Member of National Assembly (2005-?)
François Naoueyama	Basketball (Olympic athlete)	Minister of the Environment and Ecology (2009-2013)

Egypt

Name	Sport	Position
Mustafa Mansour	Association football (1934 FIFA World Cup, Olympic athlete)	Government minister

Gambia

Name	Sport	Position
Sheikh Omar Faye	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Minister of Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs (2006–2007)

Ghana

Name	Sport	Position
Robert Kotei	Athletics (high jump; Commonwealth medalist)	Member of the Supreme Military Council

Guinea

Name	Sport	Position
Titi Camara	Association football	Minister of Sports (2010-2012)
M'Mahawa Sylla	Handball	Governor of Conakry (2021-present)

Ivory Coast

Name	Sport	Position
Bonaventure Kalou	Association football	Mayor of Vavoua

Kenya

Name	Sport	Position
Wesley Korir	Athletics (marathon)	Member of the National Assembly
Elijah Lagat	Athletics (marathon, Olympic athlete)	Member of the National Assembly for Emgwen (2007–?)
John Harun Mwau	Shooting (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2013 Kenyan general election at Makueni Candidate in the 2013 Makueni by-election

Liberia

Name	Sport	Position
Wesley Momo Johnson	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Vice-chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006)
George Weah	Association football	President of Liberia (2018–2024) Senator for Montserrado County (2015–2018)

Morocco

Name	Sport	Position
Salaheddine Mezouar	Basketball (international)	Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)
Nawal El Moutawakel	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Minister of Sports (2007–?)

Nigeria

Name	Sport	Position
Samson Omeruah

Seychelles

Name	Sport	Position
Jean-Paul Adam	Swimming (Olympic athlete)	Minister for Foreign Affairs (2010–2015)

South Africa

Name	Sport	Position
Danny Jordaan	Association Football and Cricket	Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (2015–2016) Member of South African Parliament for Eastern Cape (1994–1997)
Louis Luyt	Rugby	Leader of Federal Alliance and Member of Parliament
Ossie Newton-Thompson	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Paul Roos	Rugby	Member of Parliament (1948, died shortly after election)

Uganda

Name	Sport	Position
Julius Achon	Middle distance runner	Member of the Ugandan Parliament (2016-)
Idi Amin	Boxing (light heavyweight boxing champion)	President of Uganda (1971–1979)
Aggrey Awori	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Ugandan Parliament (2001–2006) Minister for Information and Communications Technology (2009–2011)

Asia

Afghanistan

Name	Sport	Position
Robina Muqimyar	Taekwondo	Member of Parliament (2019-2021)

Bangladesh

Name	Sport	Position
Mashrafe Mortaza	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Shakib Al Hasan	Cricket	Member of Parliament

China

Hong Kong

Name	Sport	Position
Ronnie Wong	Swimming (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Urban Council (1986–1991; 1995–1998) Member of the Southern District Council (2001–?)

Georgia

Name	Sport	Position
Kakha Kaladze	Association football	Mayor of Tbilisi (2017–present)
Lasha Talakhadze	Weightlifting	Member of the Parliament of Georgia (2024–present)

India

Name	Sport	Position
Yusuf Pathan	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Kirti Azad	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Mohammad Azharuddin	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Prasun Banerjee	Football	Member of Parliament
Chetan Chauhan	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo	Shooting	Member of Parliament
Gautam Gambhir	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Mary Kom	Boxing	Member of Parliament
Sachin Tendulkar	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Aslam Sher Khan	Field Hockey	Member of Parliament
Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji	Cricket	Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Jaipal Singh Munda	Field Hockey	member of the Constituent Assembly
Wangnia Pongte	Football	Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Shooting	Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Laxmi Ratan Shukla	Cricket	Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Navjot Singh Sidhu	Cricket	Member of Parliament
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar	Athletics	Member of Parliament
Karni Singh	Shooting	Member of Parliament
Pargat Singh	Field Hockey	Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Dilip Tirkey	Field Hockey	Member of Parliament

Indonesia

Name	Sport	Position
Utut Adianto	Chess	Member of the People's Representative Council
Ashari Danudirdjo	Sailing	Minister of Trade (1966-1967) Minister of Textile Industry (1966)
Maladi	Association football	Minister of Information (1959-1962) Minister of Sports (1962-1966)
Moreno Soeprapto	Motorsport	Member of the People's Representative Council

Iran

Name	Sport	Position
Amir Abedini	Football	Member, City Council of Tehran (2000–03)
Javad Arianmanesh	Football	Member of Parliament
Alireza Dabir	Wrestling	Member, City Council of Tehran (2007-2017)
Mohammad Dadkan	Football	Former President, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (2002-2006)
Ali Fathollahzadeh	Football	Ran for City Council of Tehran in 2003, but lost; Ran for Parliament in 2008, but lost; Chairman, Esteghlal F.C.
Mahmoud Goudarzi	Wrestling	Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports (2013-2016)
Abbas Jadidi	Wrestling	Member, City Council of Tehran (2013-2017)
Amir Reza Khadem	Wrestling	Member of Parliament (2004–08); Vice Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports (2013–present)
Rasoul Khadem	Wrestling	Member, City Council of Tehran (2003–13)
Arash Miresmaeili	Judo	President, Iranian Judo Federation (2019–present)
Hossein Rezazadeh	Weightlifting	Member, City Council of Tehran (2013–17)
Hadi Saei	Taekwondo	Member, City Council of Tehran (2007–17)
Hamid Sajjadi	Athletics	Minister of Sport and Youth (2021–present)
Nasrollah Sajjadi	Association football	Vice Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports (2013–17); Former President, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (1984–85)

Iraq

Name	Sport	Position
Ahmed Radhi	Association football	Member of the Council of Representatives (2007–?)

Israel

Name	Sport	Position
Yoel Razvozov	Judo	Member of Knesset, Minister of Tourism
Moshe Matalon	Athletics	Member of Knesset
Tzipora Obziler	Tennis	Councilor, Givatayim
Orna Ostfeld	Basketball	Councilor, Ramat Hasharon
Rifaat Turk	Soccer	Deputy mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Aleksandr Averbukh	Athletics	Councilor, Netanya
Bella Zur	Swimming	Councilor, Ra'anana
Michael Kolganov	Kayak	Councilor, Tiberias
Yaron Levi	Judo	Member of Knesset

Japan

Name	Sport	Position
Tarō Asō	Skeet Shooting	Prime Minister (2008–09); Deputy Prime Minister (2012-2021)
Hiroshi Hase	Professional Wrestling	House of Representatives (Japan) Governor, Ishikawa Prefecture (2022–present)
Seiko Hashimoto	Speed Skating Cycling	House of Councillors
Hayateumi Hidehito	Sumo Wrestling	Aomori Prefectural Assembly
Manabu Horii	Speed Skating	House of Representatives (Japan) (2012–present)
Tsuneo Horiuchi	Baseball	House of Councillors
Antonio Inoki	Professional Wrestling	House of Councillors
Kunishige Kamamoto	Football	House of Councillors
Shinobu Kandori	Professional Wrestling	House of Councillors
Kyokudōzan Kazuyasu	Sumo Wrestling	House of Representatives (Japan)
Kenshiro Matsunami	Wrestling	Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nippon Sport Science University House of Representatives (Japan)
Kenji Ogiwara	Nordic Skiing	Mayor, Nagano
Katsuo Okazaki	Athletics	House of Representatives (Japan)
Atsushi Onita	Professional Wrestling	House of Councillors
Kiyoko Ono	Gymnastics	House of Councillors
The Great Sasuke	Professional Wrestling	Former Legislator, Iwate Prefectural Assembly
Masami Tanabu	Ice Hockey	Aomori Prefectural Assembly House of Councillors House of Representatives (Japan)
Ryoko Tani	Judo	House of Councillors
Sakon Yamamoto	Auto Racing	House of Representatives (Japan)

Kazakhstan

Name	Sport	Position
Serik Konakbayev	Boxing (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Parliament of Kazakhstan (1999–?)

Malaysia

Name	Sport	Position
David E. L. Choong	Badminton	Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Itam (1974–1978) Candidate in the 1964 Malaysian general election at Tanjong Candidate in the 1990 Malaysian general election at Bukit Bendera
Soh Chin Aun	Association football (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 1986 Malaysian general election at Kota Melaka

Mongolia

Name	Sport	Position
Khaltmaagiin Battulga	Sambo (martial art)	President of Mongolia (2017–2021)
Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene	Wrestling	Member of the State Great Khural (2004–?)
Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar	Wrestling	Member of the State Great Khural (2013–2020)
Agvaansamdangiin Sükhbat	Wrestling	Member of the State Great Khural (2016–?)
Kyokushūzan Noboru	Sumo	Member of the State Great Khural (2008–2012)

Pakistan

Name	Sport	Position
Asif Bajwa	Field hockey	National Assembly (Pakistan)
Syed Iftikhar Bokhari	Cricket	Senate of Pakistan (1988-1991)
Anwar Aziz Chaudhry	Swimming	National Assembly (Pakistan)
Imran Khan	Cricket	Prime Minister (2018-2022)
Zafarullah Khan Jamali	Field hockey	Prime Minister (2002–04)
Abdul Hafeez Kardar	Cricket	Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Sarfraz Nawaz	Cricket	Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Aamer Sohail	Cricket	Pakistan Muslim League (N) Member
Qasim Zia	Field hockey	Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (2002–07)

Philippines

Name	Sport	Position
Ato Agustin	Basketball	Councilor, San Fernando, Pampanga
Don Allado	Basketball	Councilor, San Juan City (2022–present)
Paul Artadi	Basketball	Councilor, San Juan City (2016–present)
Herminio A. Astorga	Basketball	Vice Mayor, Manila (1962–1967)
Aldin Ayo	Basketball	Councilor, Sorsogon City (2010–2019)
Philip Cezar	Basketball	Vice Mayor, San Juan City (1992–2001)
Atoy Co	Basketball	Councilor, Pasig City (1998–2007)
Vivencio Cuyugan	Boxing	Mayor, San Fernando, Pampanga (1938–1942; 1945)
Gerry Esplana	Basketball	Councilor, Valenzuela City (2004-2013)
Binky Favis	Basketball	Councilor, Parañaque (2013-2022)
Roilo Golez	Boxing	Congressman, Parañaque (1992-2001; 2004–2013); National Security Adviser (2001-2004)
Richard Gomez	Fencing	Congressman, Leyte (2022–present); Mayor, Ormoc, Leyte (2016-2022)
Yeng Guiao	Basketball	Member, Pampanga Provincial Board (2001-2004); Vice Governor, Pampanga (2004-2013); Congressman, Pampanga (2013-2016)
Dondon Hontiveros	Basketball	Vice Mayor, Cebu City (2021–2022); Councilor, Cebu City (2019–2021; 2022–present)
Robert Jaworski	Basketball	Senator (1998–2004)
Robert Jaworski Jr.	Basketball	Congressman, Pasig City (2004–2007); Vice Mayor, Pasig City (2022–present)
Arsenio Lacson	Boxing Association football	Congressman, Manila (1949-1952); Mayor of Manila (1952-1962)
Mark Macapagal	Basketball	Councilor, San Simon, Pampanga (2019–2022)
Joey Marquez	Basketball	Vice Mayor, Paranaque (1992-1995); Mayor, Paranaque (1995-2004)
Yoyong Martirez	Basketball	Vice Mayor, Pasig City (2004-2013); Councilor, Pasig City (1995-2004; 2013–2022)
Vergel Meneses	Basketball	Mayor, Bulakan, Bulacan (2019–present)
Marcelino "Mar" Morelos	Basketball	Councilor, Valenzuela City
Bobby Pacquiao	Boxing	Councilor, General Santos (2016-2019); Congressman, House of Representatives (Philippines) (2019–2022)
Manny Pacquiao	Boxing Basketball	Congressman, Sarangani (2010-2016); Senator (2016–2022)
Ambrosio Padilla	Basketball	Solicitor General (1954-1957); Senator (1957–1972)
Franz Pumaren	Basketball	Councilor, Quezon City (2001-2010; 2013–2022); Congressman, Quezon City (2022–present)
Francisco Rabat	Basketball	Governor, Davao Oriental (1978-1986); Mayor, Mati, Davao Oriental (2001-2007)
Dennis Roldan	Basketball	Councilor, Quezon City (1988-1992); Congressman, Quezon City (1992-1995)
Mikee Romero	Basketball Polo	Congressman, House of Representatives (Philippines) (2019–present)
Monsour del Rosario	Taekwondo	Councilor, Makati City (2010-2016); Congressman, Makati City (2016–2019)
Charo Soriano	Volleyball	Councilor, Tuguegarao, Cagayan (2022–present)
Kristian Rome "Tyson" Sy	Auto Racing	Councilor, Valenzuela City (2013-2022)
Chris Tiu	Basketball	Former Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman & Barangay Kagawad, Barangay Urdaneta, Makati City (2002–2018)
Simeon Toribio	Athletics	Congressman, Bohol (1946–1953)
Lydia de Vega	Athletics	Councilor, Meycauayan, Bulacan (2001-2004)
Ervic Vijandre	Basketball	Councilor, San Juan City (2022–present)
Freddie Webb	Basketball	Councilor, Pasay City (1971-1978); Congressman, Paranaque (1987-1992); Senator (1992–1998)
James Yap	Basketball	Councilor, San Juan City (2022–present)
Francis Zamora	Basketball	Mayor, San Juan City (2019–present)

South Korea

Name	Sport	Position
Choi Yun-hui	Swimming	2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Gouvernment of the Republic of Korea(20 December 2019~)
Lee Erisa	Table tennis	Former member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea(2012~2016)
Lee Yong	Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton	Member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea(2020~)
Lim O-kyeong	Handball	Member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea(2020~)

Sri Lanka

Name	Sport	Position
Wirantha Fernando	Cricket	Minister of Fisheries, Western Provincial Council
Sanath Jayasuriya	Cricket	Member of Parliament (2010–15)
Arjuna Ranatunga	Cricket	Member of Parliament (2001–20)
Hashan Tillakaratne	Cricket	Member of Western provincial council
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Cricket	Member of Southern provincial council
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Cricket	Candidate for parliamental election (2024)
Sugath Thilakaratne	Athletics	Candidate for parliamental election -National list (2024)

Taiwan

Name	Sport	Position
Cheng Chih-lung	Basketball	Legislative Yuan (?-?)
Chi Cheng	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Legislative Yuan (1981–1989)
Chuang Chia-chia	Taekwondo (Asian Games medalist)	Director of the Taoyuan Department of Sports
Henry Hsu	Volleyball and association football (both Far Eastern Championship Games)	Member of the Legislative Yuan (1973–1987)
Huang Chih-hsiung	Taekwondo (Olympic medalist)	Member of the Legislative Yuan (2008–2016)

Thailand

Name	Sport	Position
Yaowapa Boorapolchai	Taekwondo (Olympic medalist)
Payao Poontarat	Boxing (Olympic medalist)	MP (2001–?)
Paradorn Srichaphan	Tennis (Olympic athlete)

Turkey

Name	Sport	Position
Mehmet Ali Aybar	Track and Field
Mustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling
Alpay Özalan	Football	Member of Parliament from Izmir (II)
Saffet Sancaklı	Football
Kenan Sofuoğlu	Motorcycle Racing
Hakan Şükür	Football
Hamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling

Europe

Albania

Name	Sport	Position
Kreshnik Çipi	Football	Member of Parliament
Edi Rama	Basketball	Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Mayor of Tirana Prime Minister of Albania → Minister of Foreign Affairs

Austria

Name	Sport	Position
Kira Grünberg
Elmar Lichtenegger
Jürgen Mandl
Patrick Ortlieb
Liese Prokop

Belgium

Name	Sport	Position
Jean-Marie Dedecker	Judo	Coach
Michel Dighneef	Football
Marc Wilmots	Football

Bulgaria

Name	Sport	Position
Slavcho Binev
Boyko Borisov
Krasen Kralev
Yordan Letchkov
Nonka Matova

Croatia

Name	Sport	Position
Mirko Filipović	Mixed martial arts	Member of Parliament, 2003–2008
Sandra Perković	Athletics (Discus throw)	Member of Parliament, 2015–present

Denmark

Name	Sport	Position
Erik Bo Andersen	Football
Joachim B. Olsen	Athletics (Shot put)	Member of the Folketing
Ulrik Wilbek	Handball coaching	Mayor of Viborg

Faroe Islands

Name	Sport	Position
Aksel V. Johannesen
Kaj Leo Johannesen
Poul Michelsen
Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Annika Olsen

Estonia

Name	Sport	Position
Jüri Jaanson
Madis Kallas
Erki Nool	Athletics (decathlon)
Jüri Tamm
Toomas Tõniste
Jaak Uudmäe	Athletics (triple jump, long jump)

Finland

Name	Sport	Position
Arto Bryggare
Sari Essayah
Kelpo Gröndahl
Tony Halme
Kuuno Honkonen
Antti Kalliomäki
Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Juha Mieto
Eino Pekkala
Ari Vatanen	World Rally Championship
Lasse Virén	Athletics (distances)

France

Name	Sport	Position
Éric Di Meco
Amédée Domenech	Rugby union
David Douillet
Guy Drut	Athletics (hurdles)
Christian Estrosi
Laura Flessel	Fencing	Minister of Sports
Chantal Jouanno
Patrick Tambay	Motorsport	Deputy Mayor of Le Cannet
Maurice Trintignant	Motorsport	Mayor

Germany

Name	Sport	Position
Verena Bentele	Biathlon	SPD, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs; disabilities commissioner (2014–2018)
Antje Buschschulte	Swimming	Alliance 90/The Greens, Candidate for the 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election
Georg Hackl	Luge	Christian Social Union in Bavaria, district Berchtesgadener Land
Ruth Fuchs	Javelin throw	Member of the German Bundestag, Party of Democratic Socialism (1990, 1992–2002, Member of the Thuringian Landtag, PDS, 2004–2009)
Eberhard Gienger	Gymnastics	Member of the German Bundestag, CDU (2002–2021)
Claudia Pechstein	Speed skating	Christian Democratic Union of Germany, direct candidate for Berlin Treptow-Köpenick
Ilona Slupianek	Shot put	Member of the ″Volkskammer″ (1976 to 1986) in the former the German Democratic Republic
Frank Ullrich	Biathlon	Member of the German Bundestag, SPD (since 2021)

Greece

Name	Sport	Position
Georgios Anatolakis
Panagiotis Fasoulas	Basketball
Giannis Ioannidis
Pantelis Karasevdas
Giorgos Katsibardis
Vasilis Kikilias
Konstantinos Kotzias
Konstandinos Koukodimos
Elena Kountoura
Grigoris Lambrakis
Tasos Mitropoulos
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos
Karolos Papoulias
Voula Patoulidou	Athletics (hurdles)
Maria Polyzou	Marathon
Sofia Sakorafa
Paschalis Tountouris
Antonis Tritsis

Hungary

Name	Sport	Position
Zsolt Borkai	Gymnastics	Mayor of Győr
Attila Czene	Swimming
István Friedrich	Association football	Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán	Association football	Prime Minister
Pál Schmitt	Fencing	President

Iceland

Name	Sport	Position
Hanna Katrín Friðriksson	Handball	Member of Althing (2016–present)
Albert Guðmundsson	Association football	Member of Althing (1974–1987)
Willum Þór Þórsson	Association football	Member of Althing (2013–2016)

Ireland

Name	Sport	Position
Dermot Ahern	Windsurfing (Ulster champion)	TD for Louth (1987–2011)
Bob Aylward	Hurling (County Kilkenny intercounty)	Senator (1973–1974)
George Beamish	Rugby union (1930 British Lions tour)	High Sheriff of County Londonderry (1962)
Richard Belton	Bridge (national representative)	Senator (1969–1973)
Edward Bligh	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Athboy (1800)
John Boland	Tennis (Olympic medalist)	MP for South Kerry (1900–1918)
Enda Bonner	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	Senator (2007–2012) Donegal County Councillor (1999–2019) for Glenties
Joseph Brennan	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	TD for Donegal West (1951–1961), Donegal South-West (1961–1969), Donegal–Leitrim (1969–1977), and Donegal (1977–1980)
Francie Brolly	Gaelic football (Derry GAA)	Northern Ireland MLA for East Londonderry (2003–2010)
Seán Brosnan	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	TD for Cork North-East (1969–1973; 1974–1979) Senator (1973–1974) MEP for Ireland (1977–1979)
John Browne	Hurling (Wexford GAA)	TD for Wexford (1982–2016)
Hugh Byrne	Gaelic football (Wexford GAA) and hurling (Kildare GAA)	TD for Wexford (1981–1989; 1992–2002)
Patrick Cahill	Gaelic football (Wexford GAA) and hurling (Kildare GAA)	TD for Kerry–Limerick West (1921–1923) and Kerry (1923–1927)
Mark Clinton	Gaelic football (Meath GAA)	TD for Dublin County (1961–1969), Dublin County North (1969–1977), and Dublin County West (1977–1981) Leinster (1979–1989)
Paddy Clohessy	Hurling (Limerick GAA)	TD for Limerick East (1957–1969)
Eamonn Coghlan	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Senator (2011–2016)
Clement Coughlan	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	TD for Donegal (1980–1983)
Hugh Coveney	Yachting (Admiral's Cup)	TD for Cork South-Central (1981–1982; 1982–1987; 1994–1998) Lord Mayor of Cork (1982–1983)
Brian Cowen	Gaelic football (Offaly GAA)	Taoiseach (2008–2011)
Denny Curran	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	Tralee Urban Councillor
Jimmy Deenihan	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA) Rugby union (Garryowen Football Club)	Senator (1983–1987) TD for Kerry North (1987–2011) and Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–2016)
John Donnellan	Gaelic football (Galway GAA)	TD for Galway East (1964–1969; 1977–1981), Galway North-East (1969–1977), and Galway West (1981–1989)
Michael Donnellan	Gaelic football (Galway GAA)	TD for Galway East (1943–1948; 1961–1964) and Galway North (1948–1961)
John Doyle	Hurling (Tipperary GAA)	Senator (1969–1973) Candidate in the 1969 Irish general election for Tipperary North
John Duffy	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	Candidate in the 2011 Irish general election for Donegal South-West
Kenny Egan	Boxing (Olympic medalist)	South Dublin County Councillor (2014–2024)
James Ennis	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1932, 1933, and 1937 Irish general elections at Dublin County
Martin Ferris	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	TD for Kerry North (2002–2011), Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–2016), and Kerry (2016–2020)
Jack Finlay	Hurling (Laois GAA)	TD for Laois–Offaly (1933–1938)
Michael Finneran	Gaelic football (Roscommon GAA)	TD for Longford–Roscommon (2002–2007) and Roscommon–South Leitrim (2007–2011) Senator (1989–2002)
Peter Fitzpatrick	Gaelic football (Louth GAA)	TD for Louth (2011–)
Seán Flanagan	Gaelic football (Mayo GAA)	TD for Mayo South (1951–1969) and Mayo East (1969–1977)
Des Foley	Gaelic football and hurling (Dublin GAA)	TD for Dublin County (1965–1969) and Dublin County North (1969–1973)
Graham Geraghty	Gaelic football (Meath GAA)	Candidate in the 2007 Irish general election for Meath West
Hugh Gibbons	Gaelic football (Roscommon GAA)	TD for Roscommon (1965–1969) and Roscommon–Leitrim (1969–1977)
Michael Gleeson	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	Mayor of Killarney
Jim Glennon	Rugby union (international)	TD for Dublin North (2002–2007) Senator (2000–2002)
Oliver St. John Gogarty	Art competitions (Olympic medalist) Association football (Preston North End FC and Bohemian FC)	Senator (1922–1936)
Jackie Healy-Rae	Gaelic football and hurling (Kerry Senior Hurling Championship)	TD for Kerry South (1997–2011)
Michael Herbert	Hurling (Limerick GAA)	TD for Limerick East (1969–1981) MEP for Ireland (1973–1979)
Tony Herbert	Gaelic football and hurling (Limerick GAA and Dublin GAA)	Senator (1977–1981; 1982–1983)
John Hegarty	Gaelic football (Wexford GAA)	Wexford County Councillor (2014–2024)
Lorraine Higgins	Golf (national finalist)	Senator (2011–2016)
Colm Hilliard	Gaelic football and hurling (Meath GAA)	TD for Meath (1982–1997)
Paddy Holohan	Mixed martial arts (TUF 18)	South Dublin County Councillor for Tallaght South (2019–)
Samuel Irwin	Rugby union (national team) Cricket	MP for Queen's University of Belfast (1948–1961)
Manus Kelly	Rally driving	Donegal County Councillor
Seán Kelly	Gaelic football (Kilcummin GAA)	MEP for South (2009–)
Henry Kenny	Gaelic football (Mayo GAA)	TD for Mayo South (1954–1969) and Mayo West (1969–1975)
Séamus Kirk	? (Louth GAA)	TD for Louth (1982–2016)
Garry Laffan	Hurling (Wexford GAA)	Wexford County Councillor (2019–)
Patrick Lalor	Hurling (Laois GAA)	TD for Laois–Offaly (1961–1981) MEP for MEP for Leinster (1979–1994)
Gordon Lambert	Field hockey (Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club)	Senator (1977–?)
Paddy Lane	Rugby union (national team)	MEP for Munster (1989–1994)
Liam Lawlor	Hurling (GAA Interprovincial Championship)	TD for Dublin County West (1977–1981), Dublin West (Feb.–Nov. 1982 and 1987–2002)
Patrick Lenihan	Hurling (Westmeath GAA)	TD for Longford–Westmeath (1965–1970)
Jack Lynch	Gaelic football and hurling (Cork GAA)	Taoiseach (1966–1973; 1977–1979)
Seamus Mallon	Gaelic football (Armagh GAA)	Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (1998–2001)
Brian McEniff	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	Donegal County Councillor (1979–?)
Basil McFarland	Rugby union (international)	Northern Ireland Senator (1945–1950) Mayor of Derry (1939–1940; 1945–1950)
Ian McGarvey	Association football	Donegal County Councillor (2004–)
Edward McGuire	Gaelic football (Roscommon GAA)	Senator (1948–1961)
Gerry McLoughlin	Rugby union (1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand)	Mayor of Limerick (2012–2013)
Justin McNulty	Gaelic football (Armagh GAA)	Northern Ireland MLA for Newry and Armagh (2016–)
Jack McQuillan	Gaelic football (Roscommon GAA)	TD for Roscommon (1948–1965)
Anthony Molloy	Gaelic football (Donegal GAA)	Donegal County Councillor (2019–)
Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Down (1921–1929) and Ards (1929–1945)
Jimmy Mulroy	Gaelic football (Louth GAA)	Senator (1987–1989)
Sheelagh Murnaghan	Field hockey (national team)	MP for Queen's University of Belfast (1961–1969)
James Myles	Rugby (national team)	TD for Donegal (1923–1937) and Donegal East (1937–1943)
Des O'Grady	Gaelic football Cork GAA	Cork County Councillor (2014–2019)
Batt O'Keeffe	Gaelic football (Cork GAA)	Senator (1989–1992) TD for Cork South-Central (1987–1989; 1992–2007) and Cork North-West (2007–2011)
John O'Leary	Gaelic football (Dublin GAA)	Candidate in the 2007 Irish general election for Dublin North
Donogh O'Malley	Rugby union (Connacht, Ulster, and Munster)	TD for Limerick East (1954–1968)
Tom O'Reilly	Gaelic football (Cavan GAA)	TD for Cavan (1944–1948)
Grace O'Sullivan	Surfing (national champion)	Senator (2016–2019) South (2019–)
Barney Rock	Gaelic football (Dublin GAA)	Candidate in the 1991 Dublin Corporation election in the Finglas LEA
Caitríona Ruane	Tennis (Fed Cup)	Northern Ireland MLA for South Down (2003–2017)
Dan Spring	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	TD for Kerry North (1943–1981)
Dick Spring	Gaelic football (Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA) Hurling (Crotta O'Neill's)	Tánaiste (1982–1987; 1993–1994; 1994–1997)
Austin Stack	Gaelic football (Kerry GAA)	TD for West Kerry (1918–1921), Kerry–Limerick West (1921–1923), and Kerry (1923–1927)
Martin Storey	Hurling (Wexford GAA)	Wexford County Councillor (2013–2014)
Philip Sutcliffe Snr	Boxer (Olympic medalist)	Dublin City Councillor (2024–)
Oscar Traynor	Association football (Belfast Celtic F.C.)	Minister for Defence (1939–1948; 1951–1954)
Jim Tunney	Gaelic football (Dublin GAA)	Lord Mayor of Dublin (1984–1985)
Éamon de Valera	Rugby (Munster Rugby)	President of Ireland (1959–1973) Taoiseach (1937–1948; 1951–1954; 1957–1959)
Brian Whelahan	Hurling (Offaly GAA)	Birr Town Councillor
John Wilson	Gaelic football (Cavan GAA)	Tánaiste (1990–1993)
William McConnell Wilton	Association football (Institute F.C.)	Northern Ireland Senator (1945–1953)
G. V. Wright	Gaelic football (Dublin GAA) Basketball (international level)	TD for Dublin North (1987–1989; 1997–2007) Senate (1982; 1989–1997)

Italy

Name	Sport	Position
Maria Teresa Baldini	Basketball	Chamber of Deputies (2019–2022)
Paolo Barelli	Swimming (Olympic athlete)	Senator of the Republic
Pietro Mennea	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	MEP (1999–2004)
Josefa Idem	Canoeing (Olympic medalist)	Senator of the Republic Minister of Sport

Liechtenstein

Name	Sport	Position
Bettina Petzold-Mähr	Volleyball (2009 Games of the Small States of Europe)	Member of the Landtag (2021–present)

Luxembourg

Name	Sport	Position
Josy Barthel	Athletics (middle distances)
Camille Dimmer
Colette Flesch
Jean Hamilius
Norbert Haupert
Nancy Kemp-Arendt
Anne Kremer
Pierre Mellina
Tessy Scholtes

Montenegro

Name	Sport	Position
Janko Vučinić	Boxing	MP (2012–present)

Netherlands

Name	Sport	Position
Roy Bottse	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2016 Curaçao general election
Ismail el Abassi	Football (FC Utrecht)	Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
James Sharpe	Athletics (hurdles; Olympic athlete)	Member of the Tweede Kamer(2010)
Erica Terpstra	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Member of the Tweede Kamer (2010)
Ruud Vreeman	Indoor hockey	Member of the Tweede Kamer (1994–1997) Member of the Eerste Kamer (2015–2016)

Norway

Name	Sport	Position
Hans Bergsland
Ivar Egeberg
Eilert Eilertsen
Håkon Fimland
Jon Fossum
Jan Gulbrandsen
Gunnar Gundersen
Arne Hamarsland
Anne Sophie Hunstad
Peter Mentz Jebsen
Linda Medalen
Tove Paule
Anders Rambekk
Børre Rognlien
Helge Sivertsen
Morten Strand
Tom Tvedt

Poland

Name	Sport	Position
Witold Bańka	Athletics (400 Meter)	Minister of Sport and Tourism (2015–2019)
Roman Kosecki	Association Football	Member of Sejm of Poland (2005–2019)
Grzegorz Lato	Association Football	Member of Senate of Poland (2001–2005)
Tomasz Lipiec	Athletics (Race Walking)	Minister of Sport (2005–2007)
Jacek Niedźwiedzki	Badminton	Member of Sejm of Poland (2023–)
Małgorzata Olejnik	Archery (Paralympic Medalist)	Member of Sejm of Poland (2005–2007)
Paweł Papke	Volleyball	Member of Sejm of Poland (2015–)
Rafał Siemaszko	Football	Member of Sejm of Poland (2023–)
Apoloniusz Tajner	Nordic combined skiing	Member of Sejm of Poland (2023–)
Jan Tomaszewski	Association Football	Member of Sejm of Poland (2011–2015)
Janusz Wójcik	Association Football	Member of Sejm of Poland (2005–2007)
Andrzej Wyglenda	Motor Sports (Motorcycle speedway)	Member of Sejm of Poland (1985–1989)

Romania

Name	Sport	Position
Octavian Bellu
Anghel Iordănescu
Lia Manoliu
Cătălin Moroșanu
Ilie Năstase	Tennis
Nicolae Rainea
Gabriela Szabo

Russia

Name	Sport	Position
Viacheslav Fetisov	Ice hockey
Valery Gazzaev
Valeri Gladilin
Olga Glatskikh
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Alina Kabaeva
Aleksandr Karelin	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)
Anatoly Karpov	Chess
Garry Kasparov	Chess
Batu Khasikov
Svetlana Khorkina	Artistic gymnastics
Pavel Kolobkov
Oleg Malyshkin
Dmitri Nossov
Irina Rodnina	Figure skating (pairs)
Marat Safin	Tennis
Dmitri Sautin
Anton Sikharulidze
Alexey Smertin
Viktor Sysoyev
Sergei Tchepikov
Vladislav Tretiak	Ice hockey
Nikolai Valuev	Boxing
Yury Vlasov
Alexey Voyevoda
Lyubov Yegorova	Nordic skiing
Svetlana Zhurova

San Marino

Name	Sport	Position
Dalibor Riccardi	Association Football	Captain Regent (2024–present)
Nicola Selva	Athletics (Olympics athlete)	Captain Regent (2019)

Slovakia

Name	Sport	Position
Milan Haborák	Athletics (shot-put)	Vice-chairman of Hnutie Vpred
Peter Šťastný	Ice hockey (NHL)	MEP for Slovakia (2004–2014)

Slovenia

Name	Sport	Position
Alenka Bikar	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Državni zbor (2012–?)
Katja Koren	Alpine skiing (Olympic medalist)	Candidate
Miro Steržaj	9 pin bowling	Mayor of Ljutomer

Spain

Name	Sport	Position
Ruth Beitia	Athletics (high jump)	Member of the Parliament of Cantabria (2008–2019)
Pepu Hernández	Basketball (coach)	Member of the City Council of Madrid (2019–2021)
Andoni Imaz	Football	Sports Councillor of Tolosa (2003–2007)
Javier Imbroda	Basketball (coach)	Minister of Education and Sports of Andalusia (2019–2022)
María José Rienda	Alpine skiing	President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State of Sports (2018–2020)
Borja Vivas	Athletics (shot put)	Sports Councillor of Málaga (2023–present)

Sweden

Name	Sport	Position
Yngve Häckner	Athletics (javelin)	Member of the Andra kammaren (1948–1952)

Switzerland

Name	Sport	Position
Lucia Näfen-Zehnder	Skiing	Municipal councillor at Brig-Glis (2008–?)

Ukraine

Name	Sport	Position
Volodymyr Babayev	Association football	Acting Governor of Kharkiv Oblast (2010) Member of the Kharkiv Oblast Council (2020–) Member of the Kharkiv City Council (1986–1994)
Zhan Beleniuk	Greco-Roman wrestling (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for Servant of the People (2019–)
Yuriy Bilonoh	Athletics (shot put) (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 133rd (Odesa-Kyivskyi) constituency
Oleg Blokhin	Association football (international)	People's Deputy for Hromada, then for the Communist Party of Ukraine (1998–2006)
Albina Bordunova	Swimming (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Zaporizhia City Council (2006–2010)
Valeriy Borzov	Athletics (sprint) (Olympic medalist)	Minister of Youth and Sports (1991–1996) People's Deputy for the People's Movement of Ukraine, then for the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (1998–2006)
Sergey Bubka	Athletics (pole vault) (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for the Party of Regions (2002–2006)
Vasyl Bubka	Athletics (pole vault) (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Donetsk Oblast Council (2010–)
Yevhen Chervonenko	Motorsport	Minister of Transportation and Communication (2005) People's Deputy for Our Ukraine (2002–2005)
Andriy Deryzemlya	Biathlon (European champion)	Member of the Chernihiv City Council (2015–) Candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 205th (Chernihiv) constituency
Nataliya Dobrynska	Heptathlon (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 11th (Vinnytsia) constituency Member of Vinnytsia Oblast Council (2010–2015)
Petro Dyminskyi	Association football	People's Deputy for Our Ukraine (2002–2006)
Artem Fedetskyi	Association football (international)	Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 118th (Lviv) constituency
Vadym Gutzeit	Fencing (Olympic medalist)	Minister of Youth and Sports (2020–) Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Servant of the People
Vladyslav Helzin	Association football (top league)	Member of the Donetsk Oblast Council (2010–)
Ivan Heshko	Athletics (middle-distance) (Olympic athlete)	Candidate for mayor of Kitsman (2020) Member of the Chernivtsi Oblast Council (2015–2020) Member of the Kitsman City Council (2010–2015) Member of the Chernivtsi City Council (2006–2010)
Stanislav Horuna	Karate (Olympic medalist)	Member of the Lviv Raion Council (2020–)
Olha Kharlan	Fencing (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Party of Regions Member of the Mykolaiv City Council (2010–2015)
Vitali Klitschko	Boxing (world champion)	Mayor of Kyiv (2014–) People's Deputy for UDAR (2012–2014) Member of the Kyiv City Council (2006–2012)
Oleksiy Kucherenko	Futsal (top league)	Minister of Housing and Communal Services (2007–2010) People's Deputy for Batkivshchyna (2019–) People's Deputy for Our Ukraine (2006–2007) People's Deputy for the 80th (Vasylivka) constituency (1998–2002) Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast (2000–2001)
Serhiy Kvit	Fencing	Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (2014–2016) People's Deputy for the Petro Poroshenko Bloc (2014)
Heorhiy Mazurashu	Athletics (middle-distance)	People's Deputy for the 203rd (Novoselytsia) constituency (2019–)
Stanislav Medvedenko	Basketball (international)	Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 214th (Kyiv-Dniprovskyi) constituency
Vadym Merikov	Kickboxing	Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast (2014–2016) People's Deputy for Batkivshchyna (2014) Member of the Mykolaiv Oblast Council (2010–2014) Member of the Mykolaiv City Council (2005–2010)
Oleksandr Onyshchenko	Equestrian (Olympic athlete)	People's Deputy for the 93rd (Myronivka) constituency (2012–2019)
Oleh Osukhovskyi	Association football	People's Deputy for the 152nd (Rivne) constituency (2012–2019)
Viktor Postol	Boxing (world champion)	Member of the Velyka Dymerka Town Counci (2017–2018)
Serhiy Postrekhin	Canoeing (Olympic medalist)	Candidate for mayor of Kherson (2006)
Viktor Prokopenko	Association football (top league)	People's Deputy for the Party of Regions (2006–2007)
Anatoliy Pysarenko	Weightlifting (world champion)	People's Deputy for Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (2002–2006)
Oleksii Reznikov	Motorsport	Minister of Defense (2021–) Deputy Prime Minister (2020–2021) Secretary of the Kyiv City Council (2014–2019) Member of the Kyiv City Council (2008–2014)
Hanna Rizatdinova	Rhythmic gymnastics (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 98th (Yahotyn) constituency
Olha Saladukha	Athletics (triple jump) (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for Servant of the People (2019–)
Viktor Savchenko	Boxing (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for the 80th (Dnipropetrovsk-Leninskyi) constituency (1994–1998)
Andriy Shevchenko	Association football (international)	Candidate in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election for Ukraine – Forward!
Ihor Shopin	Association football (top league)	Mayor of Novoaidar (2015–)
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi	Association football (international)	Member of the Kyiv City Council (2020–)
Viktor Smyrnov	Swimming (Paralympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 47th (Sloviansk) constituency
Volodymyr Sydorenko	Boxing (Olympic medalist)	Candidate for mayor of Enerhodar (2020)
Denys Sylantyev	Swimming (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for the Radical Party of Oleh Liashko (2014–2019)
Valentyn Symonenko	Mountaineering	Acting Prime Minister (1992) First Vice Prime Minister (1992) People's Deputy for the 297th (Odesa-Malynovskyi) constituency (1990–1992) People's Deputy for the 298th (Odesa-Pivnichnyi) constituency (1994–1998) Representative of the President in Odesa Oblast (1992) Mayor of Odesa (1983–1992)
Elbrus Tedeyev	Wrestling (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for the Party of Regions (2006–2014)
Oleksiy Tsybko	Rugby union (international)	Mayor of Smila (2015–2018) Candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Ukrainian Civil Movement Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 198th (Smila) constituency
Roman Virastyuk	Athletics (shot put) (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 84th (Tysmenytsia) constituency Candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the 84th (Tysmenytsia) constituency
Vasyl Virastyuk	Strongman (world champion)	People's Deputy for the 87th (Nadvirna) constituency (2021–)
Alexander Volkov	Basketball (Olympic medalist)	People's Deputy for Our Ukraine, then for the Party of Regions (2005–2014)
Andriy Vorobey	Association football (international)	Member of the Kurakhove City Council (2020–)
Viktor Yanukovych Jr.	Motorsport	People's Deputy for the Party of Regions (2006–2014)
Georgii Zantaraia	Judo (World champion)	Member of the Kyiv City Council (2020–)
Natalia Zhukova	Chess (world champion)	Candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Movement of New Forces

United Kingdom

Name	Sport	Position
Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Baronet, of Albyns	Cricket (Marylebone Cricket Club)	MP for Lyme Regis (1847–1852)
Lord Aboyne	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Grinstead (1818–1830) and Huntingdonshire (1830–1831) Member of the House of Lords
Gerald Abrahams	Chess	Candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election at Sheffield Hallam
Charles Allen	Rugby union	MP for Stroud (1900–1918)
David Anderson	Shooting	MP for Dumfriesshire (1963–1964)
Tonia Antoniazzi	Rugby (international player)	MP for Gower (2017–)
Robert Antrobus	Cricket	London County Councillor for St George Hanover Square (1889–1904; became alderman in 1898)
Jeffrey Archer	Cricket (Marylebone Cricket Club)	MP for Louth (1969–1974) Member of the House of Lords
James Lloyd Ashbury	Yachting (America's Cup)	MP for Brighton (1874–1880)
Hubert Ashton	Cricket Association football	High Sheriff of Essex (1943) MP for Chelmsford (1950–1964)
Lord Astor of Hever	Rackets (Olympic medalist)	Alderman in London County Council (1922–1925) MP for Dover (1922–1945) Member of the House of Lords
William Bagge	Cricket (first-class)	MP for West Norfolk (1837–1857; 1865–1880)
Matt Baker	Association football	Candidate in the 2010 Leeds City Council election at Weetwood
Bannerman of Kildonan	Rugby union	Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party (1954–1964) Member of the House of Lords (1967–1969)
Richard Barnett	Shooting (Olympic athlete) Chess	MP for St Pancras West (1916–1918) St Pancras South West (1918–1929)
Charles James Barnett	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Maidstone (1831–1835)
Henry Barnett	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Woodstock (1865–1874)
Lord Barrymore	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Heytesbury (1791–1793)
Hamar Alfred Bass	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Tamworth (1878–1885) and West Staffordshire (1885–1898)
Reginald Bennett	Yachting	MP for Gosport and Fareham (1950–1974) and Fareham (1974–1979)
Lord William Bentinck	Cricket (one match)	MP for Camelford (1796), Nottinghamshire (1796–1803; 1812–1814; 1816–1826), King's Lynn (1826–1828), and Glasgow (1836–1839) Governor-General of India (1828–1835)
J. G. B. Ponsonby	Cricket (first-class)	Member of Parliament for Bletchingley (1831), Higham Ferrers (1831–1832), Derby (1835–1847) Lord Lieutenant of Carlow (1838–1880)
Christopher Bethell-Codrington	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Tewkesbury (1939–1951)
Christopher Bland	Fencing (Olympic athlete)	Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors (1996 to 2001) Greater London Councillor for Lewisham
Lord Blandford	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Chippenham (1818–1820) and Woodstock (1826–1831; 1832–1835; 1838–1840) Member of the House of Lords Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (1842–1857)
John Boland	Tennis (Olympic medalist)	MP for South Kerry (1900–1918)
Dennis Boles	Cricket (Minor Counties Championship)	MP for Wells (1797–1812)
Ian Botham	Cricket (England captain)	Member of the House of Lords
Robert Bourne	Rowing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Oxford (1924–1938)
Patrick Bowes-Lyon	Tennis	Candidate in the 1885 United Kingdom general election at Barnard Castle
Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 11th Baronet	Cricket (MCC)	MP for South Essex (1852–1857)
Robert Bradford	Association football	MP for Belfast South (1974–1981)
H. R. Brand	Cricket (Sussex County Cricket Club)	MP for Hertfordshire (1868–1874) and Stroud (1874–1875; 1880–1886) Member of the House of Lords
Gyles Brandreth	Scrabble	MP for City of Chester (1992–1997)
Albert Brassey	Rowing	MP for Banbury (1895–1906)
William Brett	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Helston (1866–1868) Member of the House of Lords
William Bridgeman	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Oswestry (1895–1906) Member of the House of Lords
William Bromley-Davenport	Association football	MP for Macclesfield (1886–1906) Financial Secretary to the War Office (1903–1905)
Warwick Brookes	Yachting	MP for Mile End (1916–1918)
Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker	Chess	MP for New Romney (1665–1668)
Ralph Kilner Brown	Athletics (hurdling; British Empire Games medalist)	Candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election at Stourbridge
Robert Brudenell	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Marlborough (1797–1802) Member of the House of Lords
Anthony Buller	Cricket (first-class)	MP for West Looe (1812–1816; 1831–1832)
James Redfoord Bulwer	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Ipswich (1874–1880) and Cambridgeshire (1881–1885)
Lord Burghley	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Lincolnshire (1847–1857) and North Northamptonshire (1857–1867) Member of the House of Lords
Tom Burlison	Association football	Treasurer of the Labour Party Member of the House of Lords
Robert Byerley	Horse racing (breeder; Byerley Turk)	MP for County Durham (1865–1690) and Knaresborough (1695–1714)
Dan Byles	Rowing (Atlantic Rowing Race)	MP for North Warwickshire (2010–2015)
Menzies Campbell	Athletics (sprinting; Olympic athlete)	MP for North East Fife (1987–2015) Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–2007)
Sol Campbell	Association football	Candidate for the 2016 London mayoral election (not shortlisted)
Malcolm Campbell	Racing motorist	Candidate in the 1935 United Kingdom general election at Deptford
George Cavendish-Bentinck	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Taunton (1859–1865) and Whitehaven (1865–1891)
Victor Cazalet	Squash (four-time champion)	MP for Chippenham (1924–1943)
Tankerville Chamberlayne	Cricket and yachting	MP for Southampton (1892–1895; 1900–1906)
Christopher Chataway	Athletics (sprinter)	MP for Lewisham North (1959–1966) and Chichester (1969–1974)
George Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Nottinghamshire South (1860–1866) Member of the House of Lords
Joseph William Chitty	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Oxford (1880–1881) Lord Justice of Appeal (1897–1899)
William Clegg	Association football	Lord Mayor of Sheffield (1898) Sheffield City Councillor (1895–?)
Sebastian Coe	Athletics (middle-distance; Olympic medalist)	Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne (1992–1997) Member of the House of Lords (2000–) Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition (1997–2001)
Wenman Coke	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Norfolk East (1858–1865)
Henry Cole	Cricket	MP for Enniskillen (1844–1851) and Fermanagh (1854–1880)
Francis Compton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Hampshire (1880–1885) and New Forest (1885–1892)
Arthur Conan Doyle	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1900 United Kingdom general election at Edinburgh Central Candidate in the 1906 United Kingdom general election at Hawick Burghs
Martin Conway	Mountaineering	MP for Combined English Universities (1918–1931) Member of the House of Lords
Lord Cope	Rugby union	Member of Parliament for Llandaff and Barry(1918–1929) Member of the House of Lords (1945–1946)
William Courtenay	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Exeter Member of the House of Lords
John Coventry	Cricket (first-class)	Mayor of Worcester (1929; 1930) Candidate in the 1929 United Kingdom general election at Carmarthen
Lord Cowdrey of Tonbridge	Cricket (first-class)	Member of the House of Lords (1997–2000)
James Cracknell	Rowing	Candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom at South West England
Aidan Crawley	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Buckingham (1945–1951) and West Derbyshire (1962–1967)
Anthony Crossley	Tennis (Wimbledon)	Oldham (1931–1935) and Stretford (1935–1939)
Foster Cunliffe	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1909 East Denbighshire by-election
Herbert Mascall Curteis	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Rye (1847–1852)
Lord Dalkeith	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Marlborough (1793–1796; 1806–1807), Ludgershall (1796–1804), and Mitchell (1805–1806) Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (1794–1797), Dumfriesshire (1797–1819), and Midlothian (1812–1819)
Daniel Dalton	Cricket (List A)	MEP for West Midlands
Lord Darnley	Cricket (test)	Member of the House of Lords (Irish representative peer) (1905–?)
Ewan Davies	Rugby union	Candidate in the 1924 United Kingdom general election at Cardiff South Candidate in the 1929 United Kingdom general election at Llandaff and Barry
William Deedes (1796–1862)	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Kent (1845–1857; 1857–1862)
William Deedes (1834–1887)	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Kent (1876–1880)
Philip Dehany	Cricket (pioneer)	MP for St Ives (1778–1780)
George Denman	Rowing	MP for Tiverton (1859–1865; 1866–1872)
Lady Denton of Wakefield	Auto racing	Member of the House of Lords (1991–2001)
Lord Desborough	Fencing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Salisbury (1880–1882; 1885–1886) MP for Hereford (1892–1893) MP for Wycombe (1900–1905) Member of/ the House of Lords (1905–1945)
Ted Dexter	Cricket (Test)	Candidate in the 1964 United Kingdom general election at Cardiff South East
Geoffrey Dickens	Boxing (heavyweight)	MP for Huddersfield West (1979–1983) and Littleborough and Saddleworth (1983–1995)
Jack Dormand	Association football and cricket	MP for Easington (1970–1987)
Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset	Cricket	MP for East Grinstead (1734–1742; 1761–1765), Sussex (1742–1747), and Old Sarum (1747–1754) Member of the House of Lords
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset	Cricket	Lord Lieutenant of Kent (1769–1797) Member of the House of Lords
The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale	Boxing (Scottish amateur middleweight champion)	MP for Renfrewshire East (1930–1940) Member of the House of Lords
Alec Douglas-Home	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Lanark (1931–1945; 1950–1951) and Kinross and Western Perthshire (1963–1974) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1963–1964) Member of the House of Lords (1951–1963; 1974–1995)
Lord Douglas of Douglas	Cricket (Marylebone Cricket Club)	MP for Lanarkshire (1830–1832) Member of the House of Lords
Lord Drumlanrig	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Dumfriesshire (1847–1857) Member of the House of Lords
Charles Du Cane	sport	MP for Maldon (1852–1854) and North Essex (1857–1868)
William Dudley Ward	Sailing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Southampton (1906–1922) Treasurer of the Household (1909–1912) Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (1917–1922)
Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Warwickshire (1874–1885)
Peter Eckersley	Cricket (first-class)	Manchester Exchange (1935–1940)
Tom Edwards-Moss	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Widnes
George Elliot	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Chatham (1874–1875)
Walter Elliot	Rugby union	MP for Carshalton (1960–1974)
Lord Ernle	Cricket (first-class)	President of the Board of Agriculture (1916–1919)
Lestocq Robert Erskine	Tennis (Wimbledon)	Candidate in the 1906 United Kingdom general election at Horsham
David Evans	Association football	MP for Welwyn Hatfield (1987–1997)
Lindsay Everard	Cricket (first-class)	High Sheriff of Leicestershire (1924) Melton (1924–1945)
Lord Exeter	Athletics (hurdles and relay)	MP for Peterborough (1931–1943) Governor of Bermuda (1943–1945)
Ian Fairbairn	Rowing (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 1924 United Kingdom general election at Burnley Candidate in the 1929 United Kingdom general election at Burnley
Michael Falcon	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Norfolk (1918–1923)
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam	Cricket (Sheffield Cricket Club)	MP for Malton (1837–1841; 1846–1847) and Wicklow (1847–1857) Member of the House of Lords
John Floyer	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Dorset (1846–1857; 1864–1885)
Lord Forchester	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Wootton Bassett (1831–1832)
Henry Forster	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Sevenoaks (1892–1918) and Bromley (1918–1919) Member of the House of Lords
Clifford Forsythe	Association football	MP for South Antrim (1983–2000)
Walter Fowden	Swimming (world champion)	Hyde Borough Councillor for Werneth (1913–?) Mayor of Hyde (1922) Candidate in the 1918 United Kingdom general election at Stalybridge and Hyde
Hew Fraser	Field hockey (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 1929 United Kingdom general election at Wood Green Candidate in the 1935 United Kingdom general election at Wood Green
Peter Freeman	Lawn tennis (Welsh Championship)	MP for Brecon and Radnorshire (1929–1931) and Newport (1945–1956)
C. B. Fry	Association football Cricket (test)	Candidate in the 1922 United Kingdom general election at Brighton Candidate in the 1923 United Kingdom general election at Banbury Candidate in the 1924 Oxford by-election
William Fuller-Maitland	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Breconshire (1875–1895)
George Fuller	Cricket (first-class)	High Sheriff of Wiltshire (1878–1879) MP for Westbury (1885–1895)
Reginald Fulljames	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election at Southampton
John Carpenter Garnier	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Devon (1873–1884)
Richard Garth	Cricket	MP for Guildford (1866–1868)
Thomas Milner Gibson	Sailing	MP for Ipswich (1837–1839), Manchester (1841–1857) and Ashton-under-Lyne (1857–1868)
Ronald Gilbey	Figure skating	Westminster City Councillor (1945–1948) London County Councillor for Holborn and St Pancras South (1952–1958) St Pancras Borough Councillor (1959–1962) Greater London Councillor for Haringey (1967–1973) Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at Greenwich
William Henry Gladstone	sport	MP for Chester (1865–1868), Whitby (1868–1880), and East Worcestershire
Lord Glentoran	Bobsleigh	Member of the House of Lords (1995–2018)
Lord Gorrell	Cricket (first-class)	Under-Secretary of State for Air (1921–1922)
Lord Gower	Cricket (first-class)	MP for St Mawes (1808–1812), Newcastle-under-Lyme (1812–1815), and Staffordshire (1815–1820) Member of the House of Lords
Lord James Graham	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Cambridge (1825–1832) Member of the House of Lords
Henry Grayson	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Birkenhead (1918–1922)
George Greenwood	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Peterborough (1906–1918)
Lord Gretton	Sailing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Derbyshire South (1895–1906), Rutland (1907–1918), and Burton (1918–1943) Member of the House of Lords (1944–1947)
Lady Grey-Thompson	Athletics (Paralympic medalist)	Member of the House of Lords (2010–present)
Tommy de Grey	Cricket (first-class)	MP for West Norfolk (1865–1870) Member of the House of Lords
Edward Grimston	Cricket (first-class)	MP for St Albans (1835–1841)
Lord Grimston	Cricket (first-class)	MP for St Albans (1830–1831), Newport Iuxta Launceston (1831–1832), and Hertfordshire (1832–1845) Member of the House of Lords
Robert Grosvenor	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Westminster Member of the House of Lords
Lord Guernsey	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Warwickshire (1849–1857)
Freddie Guest	Polo	Secretary of State for Air (1921–1922) MP for Plymouth Drake (1931–1937)
Rupert Guinness	Rowing	MP for Haggerston (1908–1910), South East Essex (1912–1918), Southend (1918–1927) Member of the House of Lords
John Gully	Boxing	MP for Pontefract (1832–1837)
Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Haslemere (1776–1780) and Boston (1782–1796) Member of the House of Lords
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	Cricket	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1761–1763) Member of the House of Lords
Angus Hambro	Golf	MP for South Dorset (1910–1922) and North Dorset (1937–1945)
Alfred Hamersley	Rugby union	MP for Woodstock (1910–1918)
Lord George Hamilton	Cricket	MP for Middlesex (1868–1885) and Ealing (1885–1906)
Frederick Hankey	sport	MP for Chertsey (1885–1892)
Henry Eric Southey Harben	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election at Watford
Frank Hardcastle	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Westhoughton (1885–1892) High Sheriff of Lancashire (1895)
Viscount Hardwicke	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Cambridgeshire (1865–1873) Member of the House of Lords
Lord Harris	Cricket (Test)	Under-Secretary of State for India (1885–?) Under-Secretary of State for War (1886–1890) Governor of Bombay (1890–1895)
Brian Harrison	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Maldon (1955–1974)
Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet	Tennis (world champion)	MP for West Kent (1865–1868), Mid Kent (1868–1885), and Dartford (1885–1906)
Lord Hazlerigg	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1906 United Kingdom general election at Melton Member of the House of Lords (1945–1949)
Arthur Heath	Cricket (first-class) Rugby union	MP for Hanley (1900–1906) and Leek (1910)
Edward Heath	Yachting (Admiral's Cup winning captain)	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1970–1974)
Sir James Heath, 1st Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for North West Staffordshire (1892–1906)
Edward Hemmerde	Rowing	MP for East Denbighshire (1906–1910), North West Norfolk (1912–1918), and Crewe (1922–1924)
John Heron-Maxwell	Cricket	MP for Kirkcudbright (1880–1885)
Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for South Wiltshire (1861–1865)
Lady Heyhoe Flint	Cricket (WTest and WODI)	Member of the House of Lords (2010–2015)
Lord Higgins	Athletics (Commonwealth medalist)	MP for Worthing (1964–1997) Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1972–1974) Member of the House of Lords (1997–present)
Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, 1st Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for High Peak (1910–1929)
Lord Edwin Hill	Cricket	MP for Down Member of the House of Lords
Earl of Hillsborough	Cricket (Marylebone Cricket Club)	MP for County Down (1836–1845) Member of the House of Lords
Lord Holmes of Richmond	Swimming (Paralympic medalist)	Member of the House of Lords (2013–present)
Henry Home-Drummond-Moray	Association football	MP for Perthshire (1878–1880)
Arthur Hope	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Nuneaton (1924–1929) and Birmingham Aston (1931–1939) Member of the House of Lords
Sir James Horlick, 4th Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Gloucester (1923–1929)
Edward Hornby	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Blackburn (1869–1874)
Edward Horsman	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Cockermouth (1836–1852), Stroud (1853–1868), and Liskeard (1869–1876)
Henry Howard	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Steyning (1824–1826) and New Shoreham (1826–1832) High Sheriff of Cumberland (1834)
Lord Howe	Auto racing (24 Hours of Le Mans)	MP for Battersea South (1918–1929) Member of the House of Lords (1929–1964)
David Hughes-Morgan	Cricket	High Sheriff of Breconshire (1899) Mayor of Tenby (eight times)
Thomas Hughes	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Lambeth (1865–1868) and Frome (1868–1874)
Henry Hunloke	Cricket	MP for West Derbyshire (1938–1944)
Francis Hurt	Cricket	MP for South Derbyshire (1837–1841)
Lord Hyde	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Brecon (1869–1870) Member of the House of Lords Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (1892–1914)
David Icke	Association football	Candidate in the 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election
Percy Illingworth	Rugby	MP for Shipley (1906–1915)
Stanley Jackson	Cricket (Test)	MP for Howdenshire (1915–1926) Financial Secretary to the War Office (1922–1923) Governor of Bengal (1927–1932)
Arthur Frederick Jeffreys	Cricket	Basingstoke (1887–1906) Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board (1905)
William Jolliffe	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Petersfield Member of the House of Lords
James Robertson Justice	Ice hockey	Candidate in the 1950 general election at North Angus and Mearns
William Kenyon-Slaney	Cricket (first-class) and association football	MP for Newport (1886–1908)
Michael Kilby	Cricket (minor counties)	Mayor of Dunstable (1963–1964) MEP for East of England (1984–1989)
Lord Kimberley	Polo	MP for Mid Norfolk (1906–1910) Member of the House of Lords (1932–1941)
Douglas Kinnaird	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Bishop's Castle (1819–1820)
Jack Kitching	Rugby league	Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at Bradford North
William Lascelles	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Looe (1826–1830), Northallerton (1831–1832), Wakefield (1837–1841; 1842–1847), and Knaresborough (1847–1851)
Bonar Law	Chess	MP for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1922–1923)
Beilby Lawley	Cricket (I Zingari)	MP for Chester (1880) Member of the House of Lords
Joseph Leese	Cricket	MP for Accrington (1892–1910)
Charles Lennox	Cricket	MP for Sussex (1790–1806) Member of the House of Lords
Charles Powell Leslie	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Monaghan (1843–1871)
Sir John Leslie, 1st Baronet	Cricket	MP for Monaghan (1871–1880)
Lord Lewisham	Cricket (first-class)	MP for West Kent (1878–1885) and Lewisham Member of the House of Lords
George Lloyd	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for West Staffordshire (1910–1918) and Eastbourne (1924–1925) Member of the House of Lords
Richard Penruddocke Long	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Chippenham (1859–1865) and North Wiltshire (1865–1868)
Henry Longhurst	Golf	MP for Acton (1943–1945)
Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Hereford (1880–1885) and Dumfries Burghs (1886–1905) Member of the House of Lords
Henry Lowther	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Westmorland (1812–1867)
Laddie Lucas	Golf	MP for Brentford and Chiswick (1950–1959)
Stephen Lushington	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Great Yarmouth (1806–1808), Ilchester (1820–1826; 1831–1832), Tregony (1826–1830), Winchelsea (1831), and Tower Hamlets (1832–1841)
Philip Lybbe Powys Lybbe	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Newport (1859–1865)
Leonard Lyle	Tennis (Wimbledon)	MP for Stratford West Ham (1918–1922), Epping (1923–1924), and Bournemouth (1940–1945) Member of the House of Lords
Alfred Lyttelton	Cricket (Test)	MP for Warwick and Leamington (1895–1906) and Westminster St George's (1906–1913) Secretary of State for the Colonies (1903–1905)
Charles Lyttleton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Worcestershire (1868–1874) Member of the House of Lords
John Lyttelton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Droitwich (1910–1916) Member of the House of Lords Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire (1923–1949)
Lord Macnaghten	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Antrim (1880–1885) and North Antrim (1885–1887) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Angus MacNeil	Shinty	MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (2005–)
John Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm of Poltalloch	Association football	MP for Boston (1860–1878) and Argyllshire (1886–1892) Member of the House of Lords
Seamus Mallon	Gaelic football	Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (1998–2001)
Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Maidstone (1774–1784) and Sandwick (1790–1807)
John Manners-Sutton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Cambridge (1839–1840; 1841–1847) Member of the House of Lords
Robin Marlar	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1959 United Kingdom general election at Bolsover Candidate in the 1962 Leicester North East by-election Candidate in the 1993 Newbury by-election
Hubert Martineau	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1918 United Kingdom general election at Monmouth
Lord Maugham	Rowing	Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1938–1939) Member of the House of Lords (1939–1958)
Thomas Stanislaus McAllister	Association football (Bohemian F.C.)	Senator (1929–1950)
Harry McCalmont	Yachting (Royal Yacht Squadron)	MP for Newmarket (1895–1902)
Reginald McKenna	Rowing	MP for North Monmouthshire (1895–1918)
Winston McKenzie	Boxing	Perennial candidate
Henry McLeish	Association football (semi-professional)	MP for Central Fife (1987–2001) Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife (1999–2003) First Minister of Scotland (2000–2001)
R. J. McNeill	Cricket (first-class)	MP for St Augustine's (1911–1918) and Canterbury (1918–1927) Member of the House of Lords
Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Wiltshire (1812–1819) and Wiltshire North (1832–1837) Member of the House of Lords
Ray Middleton	Association football	Justice of the Peace
Hal Miller	Cricket (Free Foresters)	MP for Bromsgrove and Redditch (1974–1983) and Bromsgrove (1983–1992)
John Mills	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Rochester (1831–1835)
Walter Monckton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Bristol West (1951–1957) Member of the House of Lords
David John Morgan	Association football	MP for Walthamstow(1900–1906)
James Morris	Cricket	MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis (2010–)
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton	Cricket	MP for Deptford (1897–1906)
Thomas Mostyn	Cricket	MP for Flintshire (1854–1861)
Lord Moynihan	Rowing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Lewisham East (1983–1992) Member of the House of Lords (1997–present)
John Maclay	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Montrose Burghs (1940–1950) and West Renfrewshire (1950–1964) Member of the House of Lords
Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet	Cricket	MP for Down (1921–1929) and Ards (1929–1945)
Patrick Munro	Rugby	MP for Llandaff and Barry (1931–1942)
Henry Munster	Cricket and rowing	MP for Mallow (1870)
Sheelagh Murnaghan	Field hockey (national team)	MP for Queen's University of Belfast (1961–1969)
Evan Nepean	Cricket	MP for Queenborough (1796–1802) Bridport (1802–1812)
William Nicholson	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Petersfield (1866–1874; 1880–1885)
Philip Noel-Baker	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	MP for Coventry (1929–1931), Derby (1936–1950), and Derby South (1950–1970)
Denzil Onslow	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Guildford (1874–1885)
T. Onslow	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Rye (1775–1784) and Guildford (1784–1806) Member of the House of Lords
George Osbaldeston	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Retford (1812–1818)
Gerald Palmer	Cricket	MP for Winchester (1935–1945)
William Pearce	Cricket (first-class)	London County Councillor for Limehouse (1892–1901) MP for Limehouse (1906–1922)
Charles Peat	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Darlington (1931–1945)
James Pender	Yachting	MP for Northamptonshire Mid (1895–1900)
John Philipps	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Haverfordwest (1847–1868)
James Pitman	Rugby union	MP for Bath (1945–1964)
Charles Ponsonby	Cricket	MP for Sevenoaks (1935–1950)
Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Boston (1796–1802) Member of the House of Lords
John Prescott	Boxing	MP for Kingston upon Hull East (1970–2010)
William Preston	Cricket	MP for Walsall (1924–1929)
Arthur Priestley	Cricket	MP for Grantham (1900–1918)
Dominic Raab	Karate (black belt, third Dan)	MP for Esher and Walton (2010–)
John Raphael	Rugby union and cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 1909 Croydon by-election
John Rawlinson	Association football	MP for Cambridge University (1906–1926)
William Rees-Davies	Cricket	MP for Isle of Thanet (1953–1974) and Thanet West (1974–1983)
Peter Remnant	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Wokingham (1950–1959)
Edward Royd Rice	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Dover (1847–1857)
John Maunsell Richardson	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Brigg (1894–1895)
Philip Richardson	Shooting	MP for Chertsey (1922–1931)
Lord Richmond	Cricket	MP for Chichester Member of the House of Lords
Lord March	Cricket	MP for Sussex West (1841–1860) Member of the House of Lords
Lord Rochdale	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Heywood (1895–1906) and Manchester North West (1910–1912) Member of the House of Lords (1913–1945)
Edward Romilly	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Ludlow (1832–1835)
Frederick Romilly	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Canterbury (1850–1852)
Lord Ronaldshay	Tennis and auto racing	Would-be-candidate for a later-cancelled United Kingdom general election that was to take place in 1939 or 1940 Member of the House of Lords
Lord Rosebery	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Midlothian (1906–1910) Member of the House of Lords (1929–1974)
Horatio Ross	Shooting	MP for Aberdeen Burghs (1831–1832) and Montrose Burghs (1832–1835)
Don Rossiter	Association football	Medway District Councillor Mayor of Rochester, Kent (1985–1986)
James Round	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Essex (1868–1885) and Harwich (1885–1906)
Charles Savile Roundell	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Grantham (1880–1885) and Skipton (1892–1895)
Henry John Rous	Horse racing (Jockey Club steward)	MP for Westminster (1841–1846)
Percy Royds	Rugby union	MP for Kingston-upon-Thames (1937–1945)
Charles Russell	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Bedfordshire (1832–1841; 1847)
Lord John Sackville	Cricket	MP for Tamworth (1734–1747)
Molly Samuel	Karate (world champion)	Candidate in the 2015 United Kingdom general election at Walthamstow Candidate in the 2017 United Kingdom general election at Walthamstow Candidate in the 2020 London Assembly election at Brent and Harrow
Lancelot Sanderson	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Appleby (1910–1915)
Lord Seaham	Cricket	MP for North Durham (1847–1854) Member of the House of Lords Lord Lieutenant of Durham (1880–1884)
John Edmund Severne	Rowing	MP for Ludlow (1865–1868) and South Shropshire (1876–1885)
Michael Shaw-Stewart	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Renfrewshire (1855–1865)
Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield	Cricket	MP for East Sussex (1857–1865) Member of the House of Lords
Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Helston (1806) and Lewes (1816–1831)
Tommy Sheridan	Association football	MSP for Glasgow (1999–2007)
Samuel Silkin	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Dulwich Member of the House of Lords
Arthur Smith-Barry	Cricket (first-class)	MP for County Cork (1865–1874) and Huntingdon (1886–1900) Member of the House of Lords
Eric Smith	Golf (championship)	MP for Grantham (1950–1951)
Liz Smith	Cricket	MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (2007–)
Thomas Assheton Smith (1752–1828)	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Caernarvonshire (1774–1780) Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire (1822–1828)
Thomas Assheton Smith (1776–1858)	Cricket	MP for Andover (1821–1831) and Caernarvonshire (1832–1837)
Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Norwood (1950–1966)
Edward Stanhope	Cricket	MP for Mid Lincolnshire (1874–1885)
Arthur Stanley	Ice hockey (Rideau Hall Rebels	MP for Ormskirk (1898–1918)
Alan Plantagenet Stewart	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Wigtownshire (1868–1873) Member of the House of Lords
Alex Story	Rowing (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom at Yorkshire and the Humber
Henry Strutt	Cricket (MCC)	MP for East Derbyshire (1868–1874) and Berwick-upon-Tweed (1880)
William Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Ludgershall (1790–1796) and Plympton Erle (1807–1810) Member of the House of Lords
Thomas Tapling	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Harborough (1886–1891)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple	Cricket	MP for Buckingham (1734–1741; 1747–1752) and Buckinghamshire (1741–1747) Member of the House of Lords
Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet	Cricket	MP for Rochester (1796–1802) and Appleby (1826–1832) Member of the House of Lords
Clem Thomas	Rugby union (international)	Candidate in the 1974 February United Kingdom general election at Gower Candidate in the 1979 United Kingdom general election at Carmarthen Candidate in the 1979 European Parliament election at Mid and West Wales
Sir Douglas Thomson, 2nd Baronet	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Aberdeen South (1935–1946)
Percy Thornton	Cricket	MP for Clapham (1892–1910)
Cyril Tolley	Golf	Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at Hendon South
Michael Tomlinson	Cricket (Minor Counties)	MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole (2015–)
Stuart Townend	Athletics	Paddington Borough Councillor (10 years, years unknown) London County Councillor for Chelsea (1958–65) Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at Torquay Candidate in the 1951 United Kingdom general election at Falmouth and Camborne
Alfred Trestrail	sport	Candidate in the December 1910 United Kingdom general election at Tiverton Candidate in the 1918 United Kingdom general election at Tiverton
Neville Tufnell	Cricket (Test)	Candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election at Windsor
John Tufton	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Appleby (1796–1799)
Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald	Rowing (The Boat Race)	MP for Cambridge (1885–1906)
Arthur Upton	Cricket	MP for Bury St Edmunds
Richard Vernon	Horse racing (Jockey Club)	MP for Tavistock (1754–1761), Bedford (1761–1774), Okehampton (1774–1784), and Newcastle-under-Lyme (1784–1790)
Lord Wakefield of Kendal	Rugby union	MP for Swindon (1935–1945) and St Marylebone (1945–1963)
W. H. Walrond	Cricket	MP for Devon East (1880–1885) and Tiverton (1885–1906) Member of the House of Lords
James Leslie Wanklyn	Cricket	MP for Bradford Central (1895–1906)
Arnold Ward	Cricket	MP for Watford (1910–1918)
W. Ward	Cricket	MP for City of London (1826–1831)
James Watney junior	Cricket (first-class)	MP for East Surrey (1871–1885)
Brian Whittle	Athletics (Commonwealth medalist)	Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (2016–)
Herbert Wilberforce	Tennis	Candidate in the 1900 United Kingdom general election at Hackney North London County Councillor for St Pancras North (1901–1904)
Lord Williams of Elvel	Cricket (first-class)	Member of the House of Lords (1985–2019)
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon	Cricket (Cambridge University)	MP for Hastings (1900–1906) and Bodmin (1906–1910) Governor General of Canada (1926–1931) Member of the House of Lords
Roy Wilson	Cricket (Minor Counties)	MP for Lichfield (1924–1929)
William McConnell Wilton	Association football	Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland (1945–1953)
Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne	Polo	MP for Plymouth (1900–1906) and Cardiff (1906–1910) Member of the House of Lords
Ernest Woodhead	Rugby union	Mayor of Huddersfield, Yorkshire (?-?) Candidate in the 1918 United Kingdom general election at Huddersfield Candidate in the 1923 United Kingdom general election at Sheffield Hillsborough Candidate in the 1924 United Kingdom general election at Pudsey and Otley
Henry Wright	sport	MP for Leominster (1912–1918) High Sheriff of Derbyshire (1927–1928)
Henry Smith Wright	Rowing	MP for Nottingham South (1886–1895)
Derek Wyatt	Rugby union	MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (1997–2010)
Charles Wynne	Cricket	MP for Caernarfon (1859–1865)
Marmaduke Wyvill	Chess	MP for Richmond (1847–1865; 1866–1868)
Lord Yarmouth	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Orford (1797–1802), Lisburn (1802–1812), Antrim (1812–1818), and Camelford (1820–1822) Member of the House of Lords

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Name	Sport	Position
Lester Bird	Cricket (1959 Pan American Games medalist)	Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)

Bahamas

Name	Sport	Position
Bradley Cooper	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Leonardo Lightbourne	Basketball	Member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas
Bernard Nottage
Robert Symonette

Barbados

Name	Sport	Position
Grantley Herbert Adams	Cricket (first-class)	Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962) Premier of Barbados (1953–1958)

Canada

Name	Sport	Position
Keith Acton	Ice hockey (NHL)	Candidate in the 2018 York Region municipal elections at Whitchurch-Stouffville
Al Adair	Baseball (North Peace Baseball League)	Alberta MLA for Peace River (1971–1993)
Roger Allen	Cross-country skiing	Northwest Territories MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes (1999–2004)
David Anderson	Rowing (Olympic medalist)	MP for Esquimalt—Saanich (1968–1972) and Victoria (1993–2006) British Columbia MLA for Victoria
Sandy Annunziata	Canadian football (CFL)	Niagara Regional Councillor (2014–2018)
Syl Apps	Ice hockey (NHL)	Ontario MPP for Kingston (1963–1967) and Kingston and the Islands (1967–1975)
Don Atchison	Ice hockey (Western Hockey League)	Mayor of Saskatoon (2003–2016)
Bob Attersley	Ice hockey (Olympic medalist)	Mayor of Whitby, Ontario (1981–1992)
Emery Barnes	Canadian football	Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
Betty Baxter	Volleyball (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 1993 Canadian federal election at Vancouver Centre
Dick Beddoes	Curling	Etobicoke Borough Council (1969–?)
Dan Biocchi	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2004 Canadian federal election at Ottawa—Orléans Candidate in the 2006 Ottawa municipal election at Cumberland Ward
Marilyn Bodogh	Curling	Candidate in the 2006 St. Catharines municipal election
Pierre Bourque	Auto racing (NASCAR)	Ottawa City Councillor at By-Rideau Ward (1991) Candidate in the 1993 Canadian federal election at Rosemont
John Bracken	Curling	Premier of Manitoba (1922–1943)
Albert A. Brown	Canadian football	MP for Hamilton East (1935–1940)
Allan Percy Brown	Boxing (national welterweight champion)	Saskatchewan MLA for Melville (1952–1956)
Norman Buchanan	Baseball (New Brunswick Senior Baseball League)	New Brunswick MLA for Charlotte County (1952–1960)
Bev Buckway	Curling	Mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon (2006–2012)
David Calder	Rowing (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2017 British Columbia general election at Saanich South
Thane Campbell	Curling	Premier of Prince Edward Island (1936–1943)
Herb Capozzi	Canadian football (CFL)	British Columbia MLA at Vancouver Centre (1966–1972)
Gary Carr	Ice hockey (Ontario Hockey League)	Ontario MPP for Oakville South (1990–1999) and Oakville (1999–2003) MP for Halton (2004–2006)
Donald Carrick	Boxing (Olympic athlete)	MP for Trinity (1954–1957)
Terry Cavanagh	Ice hockey (Quebec Senior Hockey League and Western International Hockey League)	Mayor of Edmonton (1975–1977; 1988–1989)
Isabelle Charest	Short track speed skating	Quebec MNA for Brome-Missisquoi (2018–
Enrico Ciccone	Ice hockey (NHL)	Quebec MNA for Marquette (2018–)
Lionel Conacher	Canadian football and ice hockey (Grey Cup and Stanley Cup champions)	Ontario MPP for Bracondale (1937–1943) Canadian MP for Trinity (1949–1954)
Jimmy Creighton	Ice hockey (NHL)	Mayor of Brandon, Manitoba (1952–1955; 1958–1961)
Bill Crothers	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Trustee of the York Region District School Board
Troy Crowder	Ice hockey (NHL)	Candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election at Sudbury Candidate in the 2018 Greater Sudbury municipal election
Malachy Bowes Daly	Cricket	Canadian MP for Halifax (1878–1887) Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1890–1900)
Buddy Daye	Boxing	Candidate in the 1967 Nova Scotia general election at Halifax Needham
Paul Delorey	Curling	Northwest Territories MLA for Hay River North (1999–2011)
Terry Dennis	Curling	Saskatchewan MLA for Canora-Pelly (2016–)
Mabel DeWare	Curling	New Brunswick MLA for Moncton West (1978–1987) Senator at New Brunswick (1990–2001)
Nathan Divinsky	Chess	Vancouver City Councillor (1981–1982)
Fin Donnelly	Swimming (marathon)	MP for Port Moody—Coquitlam (2009–)
Clive Doucet	Canadian football (Carleton Ravens)	Ottawa City Councillor (2001–2010)
Ken Dryden	Ice hockey (NHL)	Canadian MP for York Centre (2004–2011)
Peter Dyakowski	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election at Hamilton Mountain
Angelo Esposito	Ice hockey (Motor České Budějovice)	Candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election at Alfred-Pellan
Wayne Ewasko	Curling	Manitoba MLA for Lac du Bonnet (2011–)
Sylvia Fedoruk	Curling	Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (1988–1994)
Pat Fiacco	Boxing (national bantamweight champion)	Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan (2000–2012)
Maria Fitzpatrick	Athletics	Alberta MLA for Lethbridge-East (2015–2019)
Rick Folk	Curling (world champion)	Saskatchewan MLA for Saskatoon University (1982–1986)
Peter Fonseca	Athletics (marathon)	Ontario MPP for Mississauga East (2003–2007) and Mississauga East—Cooksville (2007–2011) Canadian MP for Mississauga East—Cooksville (2015–)
Robert Forhan	Ice hockey (Olympic medalist)	Mayor of Newmarket, Ontario (1971–1978) Regional Municipality of York Chair (1978–1984)
Len Fox	Ice hockey (Vanderhoof Bears)	British Columbia MLA for Prince George–Omineca (1991–1996)
Arthur D. Ganong	Curling	Charlotte (1930–1935)
Hardy N. Ganong	Curling	St. Stephen Town Councillor (?-?) Candidate in the 1949 Canadian federal election at New Brunswick Southwest Candidate in the 1953 Canadian federal election at New Brunswick Southwest
Garde Gardom	Basketball (UBC Thunderbirds)	Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (1995–2001) British Columbia MLA at Vancouver-Point Grey (1966–1986)
Don Getty	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Premier of Alberta (1985–1992) Alberta MLA for Strathcona West (1967–1971), Edmonton-Whitemud (1971–1979; 1985–1989), and Stettler (1989–1992)
Nancy Greene Raine	Alpine skiing (Olympic medalist)	Senator at British Columbia (2009–2018)
Marwan Hage	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the 2019 Canada federal election at Hamilton East—Stoney Creek; not nominated
Howard Hampton	Ice hockey (NCAA Division I)	Ontario MPP for Rainy River District (1987–1999) and Kenora—Rainy River (1999–2011)
Ned Hanlan	Rowing	Alderman at Toronto
George Hees	Boxing and Canadian football (Grey Cup 1938)	MP for Broadview (1950–1963), Northumberland (1965–1968; 1979–1988), and Prince Edward—Hastings (1968–1979)
Kent Hehr	Ice hockey (Alberta Junior Hockey League)	Alberta MLA for Calgary-Buffalo (2008–2015) MP for Calgary Centre (2015–)
Mickey Hennessy	Boxing (national champion)	Ontario MPP for Fort William (1977–1987)
John Gilbert Higgins	Ice hockey (Oxford-Canadian)	Senator (1959–1963)
Frederick Hoblitzell	Golf (Ontario amateur champion)	MP for Eglinton (1940–1945)
Balarama Holness	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the 2017 Montreal municipal election
Ted Hsu	Chess (Class A)	MP for Kingston and the Islands (2011–2015)
Rod Hunter	Curling (world champion)	Viking, Alberta Town Councillor
C. S. Hyman	Tennis	MP for London (1891–1892; 1900–1907)
Daniel Igali	Wrestling (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 2005 British Columbia general election at Surrey-Newton
Mike Jakubo	Curling (Brier)	Greater Sudbury City Councillor at Ward 7 (2014?-)
Otto Jelinek	Figure skating (Olympic athlete)	Canadian MP for High Park—Humber Valley (1972–1979), Halton (1979–1988), and Oakville—Milton (1988–1993)
Ferguson Jenkins	Baseball (MLB)	Candidate in the 1985 Ontario general election at Windsor—Riverside
Sam Johnston	Archery (North American Indigenous Games)	Yukon MLA for Campbell (1985–1992)
Greg Joy	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 1995 Ontario general election at Ottawa West
Ravi Kahlon	Field hockey (Olympic athlete)	British Columbia MLA for Delta North (2017–)
Morley Kells	Lacrosse (Minto Cup)	Ontario MPP for Humber (1981–1985) and Etobicoke—Lakeshore (1995–2003)
Red Kelly	Ice hockey (NHL)	Canadian MP for York West (1962–1965)
Trevor Kennerd	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Candidate in the 2008 Canadian federal election at Winnipeg South Centre
Chris Kibermanis	Ice hockey (Western Hockey League)	Candidate in the 2004 Alberta general election at Edmonton-Castle Downs Candidate in the 2008 Alberta general election
Ray Kingsmith	Curling	Candidate in the 1971 Alberta general election
John Nesbitt Kirchhoffer	Cricket	Senator at Selkirk, Manitoba (1892–1914) Manitoba MLA for Brandon West (1886–1888)
Kiviaq	Boxing (prizefighter) Canadian football (CFL, never played a game)	Edmonton City Councillor (1968–1974)
Fred Koe	Curling	Northwest Territories MLA for Inuvik (1991–1995)
Helena Konanz	Tennis (Wimbledon)	Penticton City Councillor (2011–2019) Candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election at South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Jamie Korab	Curling	St. John's City Councillor at Ward 3 (2017–)
Oscar Kruger	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the Alberta general election (which year?)
Norman Kwong	Canadian football	Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2005–2010)
Edgar Laprade	Ice hockey (NHL)	Port Arthur City Councillor (1959–1970) Thunder Bay City Councillor (1970–1972)
Georges Laraque	Ice hockey (NHL)	Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada (2010–2013)
Jeane Lassen	Weightlifting (Commonwealth champion)	Candidate in the 2016 Yukon general election at Takhini-Kopper King
Robert Lebel	Ice hockey (Quebec Senior Hockey League)	Mayor of Chambly, Quebec (1955–1957)
Edgar Leduc	Ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens)	MP for Jacques Cartier (1949–1953) and Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle (1953–1957) Mayor of Lachine, Quebec (1939–1944)
Richard Legendre	Tennis (Davis Cup)	Quebec MNA for Blainville (2001–2007)
Ron Lemieux	Ice hockey (United States Hockey League)	Manitoba MLA for La Verendrye (1999–2011) and Dawson Trail (2011–2016)
Doug Livingston	Archery	Yukon MLA for Lake Laberge (1996–1999)
Alexa Loo	Snowboarding (Olympic athlete)	Richmond City Councillor (2014–?)
Don Luzzi	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the 1971 Alberta general election at Calgary-Buffalo
Keith MacDonald	Ice hockey	Ontario MPP for Prince Edward—Lennox (1987–1990)
Peter MacKay	Rugby union (Nova Scotia Keltics)	Canadian MP for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough (1997–2004) and Central Nova (2004–2015)
Bob MacMillan	Ice hockey (NHL)	Prince Edward Island MLA for Charlottetown-Kings Square (2000–2003)
Nicolas Macrozonaris	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Candidate in the 2017 Laval City Council election at Sainte-Dorothée District
Frank Mahovlich	Ice hockey (NHL)	Senator at Toronto (1998–2013)
Gene Makowsky	Canadian football (CFL)	Saskatchewan MLA for Regina Dewdney (2011–2016) and Regina Gardiner Park (2016–)
Gary Malkowski	Table tennis (Deaflympics)	Ontario MPP for York East (1990–1995)
Moe Mantha Sr.	Ice hockey (NHL)	Canadian MP for Nipissing (1984–1988)
Hazel McCallion	Ice hockey	Mayor of Mississauga (1978–2014)
Bob McDonald	Canadian football	MP for Hamilton South (1957–1963)
Wilfred McDonald	Ice hockey (NHL)	MP for Parry Sound (1945–1949) and Parry Sound-Muskoka (1949–1957)
Hugh McFadyen	Curling	Manitoba MLA for Fort Whyte (2005–2012)
Pat McGeer	Basketball (Olympic athlete)	Vancouver-Point Grey (1962–1986)
Harold McGiverin	Cricket	MP for City of Ottawa (1908–1911; 1921–1925)
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams	Rugby union (1893 champion)	Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1940–1953)
Howie Meeker	Ice hockey (NHL)	MP for Waterloo South (1951–1953)
Vic Mercredi	Ice hockey (NHL)	Candidate in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election at Kam Lake
Jasmine Mian	Wrestler (olympic athlete)	Calgary city councillor for Ward 3
Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell	Lacrosse	Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (1984-after 2012)
Christie Mjolsness	Canoe polo	Alberta MLA for Edmonton-Calder (1986–1993)
M. Wayne Neal	Canadian football (drafted by CFL)	Mayor of St. Thomas, Ontario (1975–1976)
Cindy Nicholas	Swimming	Ontario MPP for Scarborough Centre (1987–1990)
Gerry Organ	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Candidate in the 1993 Canadian federal election at Guelph—Wellington
Brian Pallister	Curling	Manitoba MLA for Portage la Prairie (1992–1997) and Fort Whyte (2012–) MP for Portage—Lisgar (2000–2008) Premier of Manitoba (2016–)
Steve Paproski	Canadian football	Member of the Parliament
Stephen Patrick	Canadian football (CFL)	Manitoba MLA for Assiniboia (1962–1977)
Lester B. Pearson	Baseball (Guelph Maple Leafs)	Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968)
Janko Peric	Soccer	MP for Cambridge (1993–2004)
Chantal Petitclerc	Athletics (Paralympic medalist)	Senator at Grandville (2016–)
Robert Hugh Pickering	Curling (Brier)	Saskatchewan MLA for Bengough-Milestone (1978–1991)
Hugh Plaxton	Ice hockey (Olympic medalist)	MP for Trinity (1935–1940)
Daniel Poudrier	Ice hockey (NHL)	Thetford Mines City Councillor at District 10
Charles Poulin	Ice hockey (CHL Player of the Year)	Candidate in the 2015 Canadian federal election at Brome—Missisquoi
Robert Pow	Curling (Olympic athlete)	Mayor of Fort William, Ontario (1933–1936)
Charles Gavan Power	Ice hockey (Quebec Bulldogs)	MP for Quebec South (1917–1955) Canadian Senator at Gulf (1955–1968)
Greg Power	Athletics (British Empire Games)	Newfoundland MLA for Placentia-St. Mary's (1951–1956) and Placentia East (1956–1959)
Joe Power	Ice hockey (NHL)	Quebec MNA for Québec-Ouest (1927–1935)
Dwayne Provo	Canadian football (CFL)	Candidate in the 2006 Nova Scotia general election at Preston Candidate in the 2009 Nova Scotia general election
Carla Qualtrough	Swimming (Paralympic medalist)	MP for Delta (2015–)
Jack Radford	Canadian football (CFL)	British Columbia MLA for Vancouver South (1972–1975)
Frank Reid	Canadian football (CFL)	Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor at Nepean (1980s)
Jennifer Robinson	Figure skating (Olympic athlete)	Barrie City Councillor at Ward 8 (2010–2012)
John Beverley Robinson	Cricket	Mayor of Toronto (1856) Canadian MP for Algoma Algoma (1872–1874) and West Toronto (1875–1880) Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1880–1887)
Philip Ross	Ice hockey (Ottawa Senators)	Ottawa City Councillor (1902–1903)
Samuel Rothschild	Ice hockey (NHL)	Greater Sudbury City Councillor
Doug Routley	Cycling	British Columbia MLA for Cowichan-Ladysmith (2005–2009) and Nanaimo-North Cowichan (2009–)
Louis Rubenstein	Figure skating	Montreal Alderman at St Louis Ward (1916–1931)
Fred Sasakamoose	Ice hockey (NHL)	Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Chief
Tom Shypitka	Curling (Brier)	BC MLA for Kootenay East (2017–)
Jim Silye	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	MP for Calgary Centre (1993–1997)
Bob Simpson	Canadian football (CFL) Basketball (Olympic athlete)	Ottawa City Council at Wellington Ward (1960–1963)
Bill Smith	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Mayor of Edmonton (1995–2004)
Larry Smith	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Senator at Saurel (2010–)
David Sprague	Canadian football (CFL)	Ottawa City Councillor at Elmdale Ward (1940)
George Springate	Canadian football (CFL)	MNA for Sainte-Anne (1970–1976) and Westmount (1976–1981)
Jack St. John	Ice hockey (St. Louis Flyers, etc.)	Manitoba MLA for Winnipeg Centre (1953–1958)
Thomas Steen	Ice hockey (NHL)	Winnipeg City Councillor at Elmwood/East Kildonan Ward (2010–2014)
Michelle Stilwell	Athletics (Paralympic medalist)	British Columbia MLA for Parksville-Qualicum (2013–)
Michael Strange	Boxing (Olympic athlete)	Niagara Falls City Councillor (2014–) Candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election at Niagara Falls; not nominated
Joseph Albert Sullivan	Ice hockey (Olympic medalist)	Senator at North York (1957–1965)
Chris Szarka	Canadian football (CFL)	Regina City Councillor at Ward 10 (2009–2012)
Cyclone Taylor	Ice hockey	Candidate in the 1952 British Columbia general election at Vancouver Centre
Linda Thom	Shooting (Olympic medalist)	Candidate in the 1995 Ontario general election at Ottawa South
Frederick John Thompson	Boxing	Saskatchewan MLA for Athabasca (1975–1995)
John M. Tobin	Ice hockey (college)	Newfoundland MLA for St. John's East Extern (1928–1932)
Pierre Trudeau	Judo (nidan)	Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984)
John Turner	Athletics (track sprinting; Olympic prospect)	Prime Minister of Canada (1984)
Larry Uteck	Canadian football (CFL)	Halifax Regional Councillor at District 13 (1995–1999)
Dan Vandal	Boxing (top national middleweight, 1983)	Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg (2003–2004) Acting Mayor of Winnipeg (2004) MP for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (2015–)
Fitz Vanderpool	Boxing	Candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election at Kitchener South—Hespeler
Adam van Koeverden	Sprint kayaking (Olympic medalist)	MP for Milton (2019–)
Cory Vanthuyne	Curling (Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship)	Northwest Territories MLA for Yellowknife North (2015–)
Nicholas Vinnicombe	Ice hockey	Newfoundland MLA for St. John's East (1928–1932)
Ray Watrin	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Okotoks Town Councillor (2010–)
Richard Deans Waugh	Curling	Mayor of Winnipeg
Andrew Weaver	Chess	British Columbia MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head (2013–)
Dan Wicklum	Canadian football (Grey Cup)	Candidate in the 2004 Canadian federal election at Carleton—Lanark
Errick Willis	Curling (Olympic medalist)	Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1960–1965) MP for Souris (1930–1935) Manitoba MLA for Deloraine (1936–1945) and Turtle Mountain (1945–1960)
Evan Maurice Wolfe	Curling	British Columbia MLA for Vancouver Centre (1966–1972) and Vancouver-Little Mountain (1975–1983)
Peter Wong	Curling (Brier)	Mayor of Greater Sudbury (1982–1991) Chair of Regional Municipality of Sudbury (1997–1998)
Joseph Wright	Rowing (Olympic medalist)	Toronto City Council (1928–1931)
Daniel Yanofsky	Chess (eight-time Canadian Chess Champion)	Mayor of West Kildonan, Manitoba Winnipeg City Councillor (1970–1986) Candidate in the 1959 Manitoba general election at St. Johns
Steve Young	Ice hockey (Western Hockey League)	Alberta MLA for Edmonton-Riverview (2012–2015)

El Salvador

Name	Sport	Position
Wilfredo Iraheta	Association football	Candidate in the 2011 San Salvador mayoral election

Guatemala

Name	Sport	Position
Luis Alberto Flores Asturias	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Vice President of Guatemala (1996–2000)

Mexico

Name	Sport	Position
Herminio Ahumada	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	President of the Chamber of Deputies (1944)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Association football	Mayor of Cuernavaca (2016–18) Currently governor of the state of Morelos (2018–present).
Felipe Muñoz	Swimming (Olympic athlete)	Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Ana Guevara	Olympic track and field athlete	Senator of the Mexican Republic (2012–2018)

Nicaragua

Name	Sport	Position
Alexis Argüello	Boxing	Mayor of Managua

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name	Sport	Position
Vance Amory	Cricket (List-A)	Premier of Nevis (1992–2006; 2013–2017)

Trinidad and Tobago

Name	Sport	Position
Ato Boldon	Athletics (sprints)
Wendell Mottley
Brent Sancho
Jack Warner

United States

Main article: List of American sportsperson-politicians

Oceania

Australia

Name	Sport	Jurisdiction	Position
John Alexander	Tennis (Davis Cup and Australian Open Doubles winner)	Federal	MP for Bennelong (2010–)
Edward Angelo	Australian rules football (Rovers Football Club)	State	Western Australia MLA at Gascoyne (1917–1933) Western Australia MLC at North Province (1934–1940)
John Atkinson	Wrestling (state champion)	Local	Mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland (1913)
Darrel Baldock	Australian rules football	State	Tasmanian MHA for [?] (1972–1987)
Henry Barwell	Lawn bowls	Federal / State	Premier of South Australia (1920–1924) Senator for South Australia (1925–1928)
Frank Beaurepaire	Swimming (Olympic medalist)	Local	Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1940–1942)
Bob Bennett	Rugby league	State	Candidate in the 2006 Queensland state election at Electoral district of Southport
Tony Benneworth	Cricket (Tasmania	State	Tasmanian MHA (1992–1998)
Cory Bernardi	Rowing (1989 World Rowing Championships)	Federal	Senator for South Australia (2006–)
Ted Best	Athletics (Biritsh Empire Games medalist)	Local	Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1969–1971)
John Beveridge	Cricket (captain)	Local	Mayor of Redfern (1891)
Shane Broad	Rowing (world championship)	State	Tasmanian MHA for Braddon (2017–)
Jim Brown	Australian rules football (1949 WANFL season)	State	Western Australia MLA at Merredin-Yilgarn (1971–1974) Western Australia MLC at South-East Province (1980–1989) and Agricultural Region (1989–1992)
William Cameron	Cricket (New South Wales cricket team)	State	New South Wales MLA for Upper Hunter (1918–1920; 1927–1931) and Maitland (1920–1927)
Steve Cansdell	Boxing (national light heavyweight champion)	State	New South Wales MLA for Clarence (2003–2011)
Elaine Cassidy	Bridge (gold life master)	Local	Mayor of Woollahra (1988–1989)
Gilbert Chandler	Australian rules football (one game at 1928 VFL season)	State	Victoria MLC at South Eastern Province (1935–1937), Southern Province (1937–1967), and Boronia Province (1967–1973)
Ric Charlesworth	Cricket (first-class) Field hockey (Olympic medalist)	Federal	MP for Perth (1983–1993)
Bob Cheek	Australian rules football (Clarence Football Club)	State	Tasmania MHA for Denison (1996–2002)
Don Chipp	Australian rules football (Victorian Football League)	Federal	MP for Higinbotham (1960–1969) and Hotham (1969–1977) Senator for Victoria (1978–1986) Leader of the Australian Democrats (1977–1986)
Geoff Clark	Boxing	Other	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Chairman (1999–2004)
Ron Clarke	Athletics (Olympic and Commonwealth medalist)	Local	Mayor of the Gold Coast (2004–2012)
Michael Cleary	Rugby union and rugby league Athletics (Commonwealth medalist)	State	New South Wales MLA for Coogee (1974–1991)
Phil Cleary	Australian rules football (Victorian Football Association)	Federal	MP for Wills (1992; 1993–1996)
Morton Cohen	Cricket (first-class)	State	New South Wales MLA for Bligh (1965–1968)
Percy Colquhoun	Rugby union Tennis (1908 Australian Open QF)	State	New South Wales MLA for Mosman (1913–1920)
E. H. Coombe	Cricket (first-class)	State	South Australia MHA for Barossa (1901–1912; 1915–1917)
Matt Cowdrey	Swimming (Paralympic medalist)	State	South Australia MHA for Colton (2018–)
Joe Darling	Cricket (Test)	State	Tasmania MLC for Cambridge (1921–1946)
Everard Darlot	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for East Kimberley (1890–1894)
Dexter Davies	Australian rules football (WANFL)	State	Western Australia MLC for Agricultural Region (1998–2001)
John George Davies	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MHA for Fingal (1884–1909) and Denison (1909–1913)
Brian Davison	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MHA for Franklin (1990–1996)
Hugh Delahunty	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Wimmera (1999–2002) and Lowan (2002–2014)
John Devine	Australian rules football (VFL and TFL)	State	Tasmania MHA for Denison (1979–1984)
Richard Di Natale	Australian rules football (VFA)	Federal	Senator for Victoria (2011–) Leader of the Australian Greens (2015–)
Brian Dixon	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Electoral district of St Kilda (1964–1982)
Jerry Dolan	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLC for West Province (1963–1974)
Adye Douglas	Cricket (first-class)	State	Premier of Tasmania (1884–1886)
Richard Driver	Cricket (New South Wales cricket team)	State	New South Wales MLA for West Macquarie (1860–1869), Carcoar (1869–1872), and Windsor (1872–1880)
Damian Drum	Australian rules football (AFL)	Federal / State	MP for Murray (2016–2019) and Nicholls (2019–) Victoria MLC for North Western Province (2002–2006) and Northern Victoria Region (2006–2016)
Thomas Duff	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Claremont (1918–1921)
Henry Dumaresq	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MHA for Longford
David Dunworth	Rugby union (national team)	State	Queensland MLA for Sherwood (1990–1992)
Charles Eady	Cricket and Australian rules football	State	President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1944–1945)
Alistair Edwards	Association football (national team)	Local	Cockburn City Councillor (2002–2006)
Ross Mewburn Elliott	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Canning (1965–1968)
Hadyn Evans	Lawn bowls (Commonwealth medalist)	Territory	Norfolk Island MLA (2013–2015)
Clive Evatt	Rugby league	State	New South Wales MLA for Hurstville (1939–1959)
Pat Farmer	Athletics (ultra-marathon)	Federal	MP for Macarthur (2001–2010)
John Fihelly	Rugby league (1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain)	State	Queensland MLA for Paddington (1912–1922)
John Fletcher	Cricket (first-class)	State	Queensland MLA for Port Curtis (1920–1923) Booringa Shire Council Chairman (1931)
Tom Fox	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for South Fremantle (1935–1951)
Alexander Fraser	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Grant (1950–1952), Caulfield East (1955–1958), and Caulfield (1958–1965)
Dawn Fraser	Swimming (Olympic medalist)	State	New South Wales MLA for Balmain
Gordon Freeth	Rowing (British Empire Games medalist)	Federal	MP for Forrest (1949–1969)
George Thomas Gahan	Boxing	Local	Mayor of Prahran, Victoria (1965–66; 1970–71)
John Galbally	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLC for Melbourne North Province (1949–1979)
Albert Gardiner	Rugby union	Federal	Senator for New South Wales (1910–1926; 1928)
Jack Gervasoni	Australian rules football (VFL)	Local	Mayor of Kew, Victoria (1978)
Paul Gibson	Rugby league (New South Wales Rugby League premiership)	State	New South Wales MLA for Londonderry (1988–1999) and Blacktown (1999–2011)
Alex Gillon	Australian rules football (VFA)	Local	Mayor of the City of Brunswick (?-?)
Bob Giltinan	Tennis (Davis Cup winner)	Local	Warringah Councillor (2008-after 2012)
Allan Grice	Auto racing (Bathurst 1000)	State	Queensland MLA for Broadwater (1992–2001)
Ray Groom	Australian rules football (VFL)	Federal / State	Premier of Tasmania (1992–1996) MP for Braddon (1975–1984) Tasmania MHA for Denison (1986–2001)
Sam Groth	Tennis (ATP top 60), Australian rules football (amateur)	State	Victorian MP for Nepean (2022–present)
Arthur Gull	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Swan (1905–1908)
Damian Hale	Australian rules football and rugby league	Federal	MP for Solomon (2007–2010)
Peter Hall	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Gippsland Province (1988–2006) and Eastern Victoria Region (2006–2014)
Thomas Ferrier Hamilton	Cricket (Melbourne Cricket Club original member)	State	Victoria MLC for Southern Province (1871–1884)
Jim Handby	Australian rules football (SANFL)	Federal	MP for Kingston (1949–1951)
Kevin Hardiman	Australian rules football (VFL)	Local	Mayor of Preston, Victoria (1967–1968)
John Hardwick	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for East Perth (1904–1911; 1914–1921)
Stan Heal	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for West Perth (1953–1962) and Perth (1962–1965)
John Hearman	Rowing (King's Cup)	State	Western Australia MLA for Blackwood (1950–1968)
James Hegney	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Middle Swan (1930–1947; 1950–1962) and Belmont (1962–1968)
Ernest Henty	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLC for Central Province (1894–1895)
William Henty	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MLC for Tamar (1856–1862)
Matthew Hervey	Cricket (first-class)	State	Victoria MLC for Murray (1853–1856) and Eastern Province (1856–1865)
Lionel Hill	Australian rules football (Norwood Football Club)	State	Premier of South Australia (1926–1927; 1930–1933)
Mac Holten	Australian rules football	Federal	MP for Indi (1958–1977)
Robert Otto Homburg	Cricket (first-class)	State	South Australia MHA for Burra Burra (1912–1915)
Mike Horan	Rugby league (Parramatta Eels) Rugby union	State	Queensland MLA for Toowoomba South (1991–2012)
Thomas Hughes	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for East Perth (1922–1927; 1936–1943)
Brian Hurn	Cricket (first-class)	Local	Mayor of Barossa Council (1996–2014)
Emma Hurst	Bodybuilding	State	New South Wales MLC (2019–)
Ross Hutchinson	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Cottesloe (1950–1977)
Percy Hutton	Cricket (first-class)	Local	City of Unley Councillor (?-?)
Steve Irons	Australian rules football (WAFL)	Federal	MP for Swan (2007–)
Francis Ivory	Golf (first one in Queensland)	State	Queensland MLA for Burnett (1873–1878) Queensland Legislative Councillor (1879–1881)
Walter James	Australian rules football	State	Premier of Western Australia (1902–1904)
Shirley Jeffries	Australian rules football (SAFL	State	South Australia MHA for North Adelaide (1927–1930; 1933–1938) and Torrens (1938–1944; 1947–1953)
James Kennedy	Australian rules football	State / Local	Victoria MLC for Higinbotham Province (1937–1954) Mayor of the City of Brighton (1932–1933)
Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Athletics (Olympic athlete)	Federal / State	MP for Chisholm (1949–1970) Victorian MLA for Kew (1927–1949)
Walter Kingsmill	Australian rules football	Federal	Senator for Western Australia (1923–1935)
Ted Kinnear	Australian rules football (VFL)	Local	Mayor of Essendon, Victoria (1919; 1920)
Gil Langley	Australian rules football (SANFL) Cricket (first-class)	State	South Australia MHA for Unley (1962–1982)
Joseph Langsford	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLC at Metropolitan-Suburban Province (1904–1911)
Edward Larkin	Rugby union (national team)	State	New South Wales MLA for Willoughby (1913–1915)
John Latham	Lacrosse	Federal	Chief Justice of Australia (1935–1952) MP for Kooyong (1922–1934)
Glenn Lazarus	Rugby league (international level)	Federal	Senator for Queensland (2014–2016)
John Leckie	Australian rules football (Fitzroy Football Club)	Federal	MP for Indi (1917–1919) Senator for Victoria (1935–1947)
Mervyn Lee	Australian rules football (Acton Football Club)	Federal	MP for Lalor (1966–1969)
Henry Lette	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MHA for Launceston (1862–1871), Central Launceston (1871–1877), and North Launceston (1877–1892)
Sam Loxton	Cricket (Test) Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Prahran (1955–1979)
Brendan Lyons	Australian rules football (1948 Australian Amateur Football Carnival)	State	Tasmania MHA for Bass (1982–1986)
Justin Madden	Australian rules football (AFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Essendon (2010–2014)
Jim Manson	Australian rules football (Glenorchy Football Club)	Local	Glenorchy City Councillor (1996–2010)
Arthur Marshall	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Murray (1993–1996) and Dawesville (1996–2005)
Bob Marshall	Billiards (World Amateur Billiards Championship)	State	Western Australia MLA for Maylands (1965–?)
Kirstie Marshall	Freestyle skiing (world champion)	State	Victoria MLA for Forest Hill (2002–2010)
Ron McAuliffe	Rugby league (Northern Suburbs)	Federal	Senator for Queensland
Alick McCallum	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for South Fremantle (1922–1935)
Bill McGrath	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Lowan (1979–1992) and Wimmera (1992–1999)
Charles McGrath	Australian rules football (South Ballarat Football Club)	Federal	MP for Ballaarat (1913–1919; 1920–1934)
Frank McGuren	Rugby league (North Sydney Bears)	Federal	MP for Cowper (1961–1963)
Ian McLachlan	Cricket (first-class)	Federal	MP for Barker (1990–1998)
Tom McNeil	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Upper West Province (1977–1989)
Ray McPharlin	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA for Mount Marshall (1967–1983)
Bob Miller	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Prahran (1979–1985)
Tom Mitchell	Alpine skiing	State	Victoria MLA for Benambra (1947–1976)
Frederick Monger	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at York (1892–1903; 1905–1914)
William Moule	Cricket (Test)	State	victoria MLA (?-1900)
Jack Mundey	Rugby league (Parramatta Eels)	Local	City of Sydney Council (1984–1987)
Dean Nalder	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Alfred Cove (2013–2017) and Bateman (2017–)
Mick Nanovich	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Toodyay (1974–1977) and Whitford (1977–1983)
Chris Natt	Australian rules football (SANFL)	Territory	Northern Territory MLA at Drysdale (2005–2008)
Frederic North	Cricket (first-class)	Local	Mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe (1911–1916)
Joseph O'Carroll	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Clifton Hill (1949–1955)
Ray O'Connor	Australian rules football	State	Premier of Western Australia (1982–1983)
Hubert Opperman	Cyclist (Tour de France)	Federal	MP for Corio (1949–1967)
Paul Osborne	Rugby league (first-grade)	Territory	ACT MLA for Brindabella electorate (1995–2001)
Stephen Patterson	Australian rules football (AFL)	State / Local	South Australia MHA for Morphett (2018–) Mayor of City of Holdfast Bay (2014–2018)
Nova Peris	Field hockey (Olympic gold)	Federal	Senator for Northern Territory (2013–2016)
Bruce Pie	Australian rules football (one game at 1926 VFL season)	State	Queensland MLA for Hamilton (1941–1943), Windsor (1944–1950), and Kedron (1950–1951)
David Pocock	Rugby union (international level)	Federal	Senator for the Australian Capital Territory (2022–present)
Robert Evelyn Porter	Polo (champion)	Local	Mayor of Adelaide (1968–1971)
Frederick Powlett	Cricket (first-class)	State	Treasurer of Victoria (1852–1853)
Daniel Repacholi	Pistol Shooting (Commonwealth Games Medalist and Olympian)	Federal	Member for Hunter (2022- )
Maurice Rioli	Australian rules football (NTFL, WAFL, and VFL)	Territory	Northern Territory MLA for Arafura (1992–2001)
Greg Rowell	Cricket (List A)	Local	Candidate in the 2008 Brisbane City Council election for Lord Mayor
Kevin Ryan	Rugby (dual-code rugby international)	State / Local	New South Wales MLA for Hurstville (1976–1984) Mayor of the City of Hurstville (1974–1979)
Arthur Rymill	Polo (interstate)	Local	Lord Mayor of Adelaide (1950–1953)
Don Seccombe	Cricket (first-class)	Local	Mayor of Redland City (2001–2008)
Doug Shave	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Melville (1989–1996) and Alfred Cove (1996–2001)
Maurie Sheehy	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLC (1952–1958)
Nicholas Shehadie	Rugby union (Test)	Local	Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975)
Glen Sheil	Tennis (Australian Championships competitor)	Federal	Senator for Queensland (1974–1981; 1984–1990)
Jack Simpson	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Niddrie (1976–1988)
Charles Sladen	Cricket	State	Premier of Victoria (1868)
Tim Smith	Rowing (2004 World Rowing Championships)	State	Victoria MLA for Kew (2014–)
Trevor Sprigg	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Murdoch (2005–2008)
Zali Steggall	Alpine skiing (Olympic medalist)	Federal	MP for Warringah (2019–)
Frank Stewart	Rugby league (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)	Federal	MP for Lang (1953–1977) and Grayndler (1977–1979)
Shirley Strickland	Athletics (Olympic and British Empire Games medalist)	Local	Perennial candidate (see her page for her election info) City of Melville Councillor (1988–1996; 1999–2003)
Bill Sykes	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Benalla (2002–2014)
Joe Szakacs	Swimming (2002–03 FINA Swimming World Cup)	State	South Australia MHA for Cheltenham (2019–)
Liesl Tesch	Wheelchair basketball (Olympic gold)	State	New South Wales MLA for Gosford (2017–)
Murray Thompson	Australian rules football (Richmond Football Club)	State	Victoria MLA for Sandringham (1992–2018)
Rex Townley	Cricket (first-class)	State	Tasmania MHA for Denison (1946–1965)
Neil Trezise	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	Victoria MLA for Geelong West (1964–1967) and Geelong North (1967–2002)
William Tunks	Cricket (first-class)	State	New South Wales MLA for St Leonards (1864–1874) Mayor of St Leonards (1867–1883)
Dan van Holst Pellekaan	Basketball (Hobart Devils)	State	South Australia MHA for Stuart (2010–)
Mick Veivers	Rugby league (international level)	State	Queensland MLA for Southport (1987–2001)
Tom Veivers	Cricket (Test)	State	Queensland MLA for Ashgrove (1983–1986)
Charles Veryard	Australian rules football (West Perth Football Club)	Local	Lord Mayor of Perth (1964–1967)
Ken Vowles	Cricket (Australia national under-19 cricket team)	Territory	Northern Territory MLA at Johnston (2012–)
Charles Wade	Rugby union (university and national team)	State	Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1920–1922) Premier of New South Wales (1907–1910) New South Wales MLA for Gordon (1904–1917)
Terry Waldron	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Wagin (2001–2017)
William Walker	Yachting (Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron)	State	New South Wales MLC (1863–1867)
Edward Wolstenholme Ward	Cricket	State	New South Wales MLC (1861–1865)
Jim Wilkinson	Australian rules football (VFL)	State	President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (2013–2019)
Bill Young	Australian rules football	State	Western Australia MLA at Roe (1967–1974)
Tony Zappia	Powerlifting	Federal	MP for Makin (2007–)

Fiji

Name	Sport	Position
Hector Hatch	Boxing (Olympic athlete)	Cabinet minister
Sitiveni Rabuka	Athletics (1974 British Commonwealth Games)	Prime Minister of Fiji (1992–1999)
Samuela Vunivalu	Rugby union	Member of the Parliament of Fiji (2014–2018)

Kiribati

Name	Sport	Position
David Collins	Association football	Minister for Women, Youth and Sports Minister of Education MP for Maiana

Nauru

Name	Sport	Position
Sprent Dabwido	Weightlifting	President of Nauru (2011-2013) MP for Meneng Constituency (2004–2016)
Valdon Dowiyogo	Association football (national championship)	MP for Ubenide (2004–2016)
Maverick Eoe	Powerlifting	MP for Anabar (2019–present)
Russell Kun	Powerlifting	Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru (2004) MP for Ubenide (2003-2004)
Marcus Stephen	Weightlifting (Commonwealth medalist)	President of Nauru (2007–2011) MP for Anetan Constituency (2003–2016)

New Zealand

Name	Sport	Position
Paul Adams	Rally driving (champion)	MP for United Future (2002–2005)
Inatio Akaruru	Lawn bowls (Commonwealth athlete)	Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Eric Armishaw	Boxing (national welterweight champion)	Auckland City Councillor (1953–1971)
Doug Armstrong	Cricket (first-class)	Mayor of Rodney District (1992–2000)
Tommy Armstrong	Boxing Rugby league (Canterbury Rugby League)	MP for Napier (1943–1951)
Erin Baker	Triathlon (world champion)	Christchurch City Councillor
Philippa Baker	Rowing (Commonwealth medalist)	Wanganui District Councillor (2006–)
Jim Barnes	Athletics (cross-country)	MP for St Kilda (1951–1957) Mayor of Dunedin (1968–1977)
Francis Bell	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Wellington (1893–1896)
Denis Blundell	Cricket (first-class)	Governor-General of New Zealand (1972–1977)
Stephen Boock	Cricket (first-class)	Dunedin City Councillor (1992–?)
James Benn Bradshaw	Cricket	MP for Gold Field Towns (1866–1870), Waikaia (1871–1875), and Dunedin Central (1884–1886)
Frank Buckland	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Franklin North (1884–1887) and Manukau (1890–1893)
Martin Chapman	Cricket (first-class)	Wellington City Councillor (1888–1890)
Danielle Tungane Cochrane	Canoeing (2011 Pacific Games)	Cook Islands Minister of Education (2018–?)
Tony Coll	Rugby league (national team)	Grey District Councillor (2011–?)
John Collinge	Cricket (university)	President of the New Zealand National Party (1989–1994)
William Collins	Cricket (first-class)	New Zealand Legislative Councillor (1907–1934)
Graham Condon	Swimming (Paralympic champion)	Christchurch City Councillor (1995-after 2007)
Joe Cotterill	Rugby and field hockey (Wanganui)	MP for Whanganui (1935–1960)
Ben Couch	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Wairarapa (1975–1984)
Tuariki Delamere	Athletics (Commonwealth athlete)	MP for Te Tai Rawhiti (1996–1999)
Billy Dillicar	Lawn bowls (1934 British Empire Games)	Hamilton Borough Council (?-?)
Quentin Donald	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Featherston County Councillor (1938–1965)
Roger Drayton	Cricket and association football (Royal New Zealand Air Force)	MP for St Albans (1969–1976)
Thomas Ellison	Rugby union (1888–89 New Zealand Native football team)	Candidate in the general elections at Southern Maori
Francis Fisher	Tennis (Australian Open finalist)	MP for Wellington (1905) and Wellington Central (1905–1910; 1911–1914)
William Spiers Glenn	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Rangitīkei (1919–1928)
Ken Gray	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Porirua City Councillor (1973–1980), Wellington Regional Councillor (1986–92)
Barrie Hutchinson	Water polo (British Empire Games medalist)	Auckland City Councillor (1983–89)
Colin Kay	Athletics (British Empire and Commonwealth athlete)	Mayor of Auckland City (1980–1983)
David Kirk	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Candidate in the 1992 Tamaki by-election; not nominated
Alexander Kirkpatrick	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Deputy Mayor of Hastings (?-?, 18 years)
Chris Laidlaw	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Wellington Central (1992–1993) Wellington Regional Council Chairperson (2015–)
Victor Macky	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Candidate for mayor of Auckland City in 1944
Les Mills	Athletics (Commonwealth athlete)	Mayor of Auckland City (1990–1998)
John Morrison	Cricket (international)	Wellington City Councillor (1998–2013)
William Murison	Cricket (first-class)	MP for Waikouaiti (1966–1968)
Tiaki Omana	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Eastern Maori (1943–1963)
Tom Pearce	Rugby union (Auckland rugby union team)	Auckland City Councillor (1962–68), Auckland Regional Councillor (1965–76)
Winston Peters	Rugby union (university)	Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand (2018)
Hugh Poland	Rugby union (Auckland rugby union team)	MP for Ohinemuri (1905–1925)
Vic Pollard	Cricket (international)	Candidate in the general election for the Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
The Lord Porritt	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Governor-General of New Zealand (1967–1972)
Dick Quax	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Manukau City Councillor (2001–2007)>br>Auckland Councillor (2011–2018)
Paul Quinn	Rugby union (Māori All Blacks)	MP for the New Zealand National Party list (2008–2011)
William Lee Rees	Cricket	MP for Auckland East (1875–1879) and Auckland (1890–1893)
Ben Sandford	Skeleton racing (world championships)	Candidate in the 2017 New Zealand general election at Rotorua
Bhupinder Singh	Cricket (first-class)	Candidate in the 2017 New Zealand general election at Manukau East
Charles Speight	Rugby union (All Black)	Hamilton Borough Councillor
Tony Steel	Rugby union (All Black)	MP for Hamilton East (1990–1993; 1996–2002)
Edward Cephas John Stevens	Cricket	MP for Selwyn (1866–1870) and City of Christchurch (1876–1881) New Zealand Legislative Councillor (1882–1915)
William Stevenson	Rowing (national champion)	Mayor of Howick, New Zealand (1953–1962)
Bill Sullivan	Rugby union (Taranaki)	MP for Bay of Plenty (1941–1957)
Graham Sycamore	Cycling	Invercargill City Councillor (2001–2016)
Howie Tamati	Rugby league	New Plymouth District Councillor (1999–2007; 2010–2016) Candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru (2017)
Grahame Thorne	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Onehunga (1990–1993)
Gary Troup	Cricket (Test)	Manukau City Councillor (2007–?)
Ian Tulloch	Auto racing	Mayor of Mataura (1983–1989)
John Walker	Athletics (Olympic medalist)	Auckland Councillor
Mike Ward	Coast to Coast (completed the first 28)	MP for the Green Party list (2002–2005)
Puti Tipene Watene	Rugby league	MP for Eastern Maori (1963–1967)
Ben Waters	Rowing (British Empire Games medalist)	Perennial candidate (see his page for details)
Richard White	Rugby union (All Blacks)	Mayor of Gisborne, New Zealand (1977–1983)
Stanley Whitehead	Rugby league	MP for Nelson (1957–1976)
Simon Wi Rutene	Alpine skiing (Olympic athlete)	List candidate in the 2005 New Zealand general election for the Māori Party
Hercules Richard Wright	Rugby league (1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain)	Petone Borough Councillor
Tu Wyllie	Rugby union (All Blacks)	MP for Te Tai Tonga (1996–1999)

Papua New Guinea

Name	Sport	Position
Lauta Atoi	Rugby league	Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea (2011–2017)
John Kaputin	Athletics (Commonwealth athlete)	Foreign Minister (1992–1994; 1999–2000)

Solomon Islands

Name	Sport	Position
Joseph Onika	Athletics (1990 Oceania Athletics Championships)	MP for East Central Guadalcanal (2010–present)

Tuvalu

Name	Sport	Position
Lotoala Metia	Association football	Minister of Finance (2010-2012) Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Industries (2006-2010) MP for Nukufetau (2006-2012)
Kausea Natano	Association football	Prime Minister (2019-2024)

South America

Argentina

Name	Sport	Position
Héctor Campana
Carlos Espínola
Nestor García-Veiga
Rubén Luis di Palma
Carlos Reutemann	Motorsport	Governor of Santa Fe Province Senator of Argentina
Daniel Scioli

Bolivia

Name	Sport	Position
Cielo Veizaga	football	Deputy Minister of Sport (2020–present)

Brazil

Name	Sport	Position
Leila Barros	volleyball	Senator for the Federal District (from 2019)
Bebeto	football	State deputy of Rio de Janeiro (2011–2023)
Bobô	football	State deputy of Bahia (from 2015)
Harry Forssell	Swimming
Acelino "Popó" Freitas	boxing	Federal deputy for Bahia (2011–2015)
Ademir da Guia	football	São Paulo city councillor (2005–2008)
João Carlos de Oliveira	track and field	State deputy of São Paulo (1986–1994)
Danrlei	football	Federal deputy for the Rio Grande do Sul (from 2011)
João Leite da Silva Neto
Luiz Lima	swimming	Federal deputy for the Rio de Janeiro (from 2019)
Mário Jardel	football	State deputy of Rio Grande do Sul (2015–2016)
Aurélio Miguel
Ana Moser	volleyball	Minister of Sports (from 2023)
Pelé	football	Extraordinary Minister of Sport (1995–1998)
José Reinaldo de Lima
Roberto Dinamite
Róbson	football	State deputy of Pará (2007–2011)
Romário	football	Federal deputy (2011–15), senator for Rio de Janeiro (from 2015)
Zico	Football

Chile

Name	Sport	Position
Sebastián Keitel	Athletics (sprinting)
Érika Olivera	Athletics (marathon)
Pablo Squella

Colombia

Name	Sport	Position
María Isabel Urrutia

Ecuador

Name	Sport	Position
Abdalá Bucaram
Abdalá Bucaram Jr.
Ulises de la Cruz
Agustín Delgado
Iván Hurtado

Guyana

Name	Sport	Position
Roy Fredericks	Cricket (Test)	Minister for Youth, Sport and Culture

Peru

Name	Sport	Position
Eduardo Dibós Chappuis
Gabriela Pérez del Solar	volleyball	Congresswoman
Cecilia Tait	volleyball	Congresswoman
Cenaida Uribe

See also

• Politics and sport
• List of actor-politicians