Anas Sarwar

Biography

Anas Sarwar was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Trade) in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade on 23 July 2026.

He was previously Leader of the Scottish Labour Party between February 2021 and July 2026. He also served as a regional Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow between 2016 and 2026, and as MP for Glasgow Central between 2010 and 2015.

Minister of State (Minister for Trade)

The minister is responsible for:

trade strategy implementation
World Trade Organization (WTO), G20 and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Free Trade Agreements
international industrial strategy
export strategy and trade promotion
EU, Windsor Framework, and UK Internal Market
Ukraine reconstruction
economic resilience
investment security
trade remedies
sanctions
import and export controls
digital trade and trade digitisation
expo
trade Lords legislation