Al Carns
Al Carns | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Luke Pollard |
| 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 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1999–2024 (Regular) 2024–present (Reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Mention in Despatches (2007) Military Cross (2011) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2022) Distinguished Service Order (2024) |
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Colonel Alistair Scott Carns, DSO, OBE, MC (born 27 March 1980) is a British Labour Party politician and former regular Royal Marines officer and a current reserve officer, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Selly Oak since 2024.