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Josh MacAlister

Labour Under-Secretary Serving minister Wikipedia ↗
Born
1987
School
Oulder Hill High School, Rochdale
State non-selective
University
University of Edinburgh
In office
1.1 years
Longer than 11% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

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Appointed by Keir Starmer
1 post · 2025–now
  • Minister for Children and Families
    Under-Secretary 2025/09 – now

Career

Before Parliament 3

2013–2021
founder
Frontline
Charity / NGO / campaigning
2021–2022
Chair, Independent Review of Children's Social Care
Civil service & diplomacy
Undated
teacher
Teaching & academia

Voting record

484
votes since 2024
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 475 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 235 votes
9
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Josh MacAlister0.0%
Typical Labour0.1%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Read the full voting transcript (484 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1
private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor
0
of them became law

Private member's bills 1

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.

Interests and jobs after office

Donations & support1
£20,000
Individual £20,000
  • Lord (David) Sainsbury£20,000
1 entry
  • Lord (David) Sainsbury - £20,000.00
    2026-03-21
Gifts & hospitality3
£1,580
  • Lloyds Banking Group£920
  • London Marathon Events Ltd£350
  • Australian Labor PArty£310
3 entries
  • Australian Labor PArty - £310.45
    2026-08-10
  • Lloyds Banking Group - £919.50
    2026-06-25
  • London Marathon Events Ltd - £350.00
    2026-04-29
Other roles2
2 entries
  • Volunteer Member of the Council of Management of The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Ltd (a funding body supporting Labour causes). This is an unpaid role.
    2025-01-07
  • Mountain Rescue Team Member. This is an unpaid role.
    2024-07-23

Current Register of Members' Financial Interests only.