Josh MacAlister

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External links

• Official website
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

Josh MacAlister OBE MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2025

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington 2024–present	Incumbent