Josh MacAlister | |
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Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 13,286 (31.7%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Website | joshforwestcumbria |
Josh MacAlister OBE is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington since 2024.[1][2]
MacAlister has served as President of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association.[3] In 2008, he unsuccessfully contested the Presidency of the National Union of Students Scotland.
He is a former teacher.[4] Until his election, he was chair of the independent review of children's social care.[5]
MacAlister was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King's 2023 New Year's Honours for services to vulnerable children. [6]
In 2024, PinkNews listed him as an out LGBTQ+ parliamentarian.[7]
MacAlister remains a serving member of a mountain rescue team.[8]