She had already made history earlier this year as the first openly transgender person confirmed in a top government job by the U.S.
Senate, winning approval for her appointment as assistant health secretary in Joe Biden’s administration. A professor of paediatrics and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, Levine, 63, previously led Pennsylvania’s response to coronavirus pandemic as the state’s top health official.
Around the world, trans politicians have gained greater prominence in recent years – with Pauline Ngarmpring becoming Thailand’s first trans candidate for prime minister in 2019.
Here are some other trans people who serve in high-level politics and government globally: – Tamara Adrian, alternate deputy in Venezuela’s