Josh MacAlister

Josh MacAlister is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington since 2024.

MacAlister has served as President of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association. In 2008, he unsuccessfully contested the Presidency of the National Union of Students Scotland.

He is a former teacher. Until his election, he was chair of the independent review of children's social care.

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.

In 2024, PinkNews listed him as an out LGBTQ+ parliamentarian.

MacAlister remains a serving member of a mountain rescue team.