Al Carns
Al Carns | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | |
| In office 6 September 2025 – 11 June 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Luke Pollard |
| Succeeded by | Louise Sandher-Jones |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People | |
| In office 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Johnny Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Louise Sandher-Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Steve McCabe |
| Majority | 11,537 (30.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alistair Scott Carns 27 March 1980 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Party | Labour |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | alcarns.co.uk |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1999–2024 (regular) 2024–present (reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Special Boat Service |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (2024) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2022) Military Cross (2011) Mentioned in dispatches (2007) |
Colonel Alistair Scott Carns (born 27 March 1980) is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Selly Oak since 2024, and was a junior government minister between 2024 and 2026. He is a reserve Royal Marines officer and a former regular officer.
He was the parliamentary under-secretary of state for veterans and people from 2024 to 2025, and was the parliamentary under-secretary for the armed forces from September 2025 until his resignation on 11 June 2026 as part of the 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis.