Anas Sarwar

The Right Honourable The Lord Sarwar of Maxwell Park
Official portrait, 2026
Minister of State for Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2026
Prime Minister	Andy Burnham
Preceded by	Chris Bryant
Shadow Minister for International Development
In office 5 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alison McGovern
Succeeded by	Mike Kane
Party political offices Leader of the Scottish Labour Party In office 27 February 2021 – 23 July 2026 Deputy Jackie Baillie UK party leader Keir Starmer Andy Burnham Preceded by Richard Leonard Succeeded by TBD Acting 24 October 2014 – 13 December 2014 UK party leader Ed Miliband Preceded by Johann Lamont Succeeded by Jim Murphy Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party In office 17 December 2011 – 13 December 2014 Leader Johann Lamont Preceded by Johann Lamont Succeeded by Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour portfolios 2016–2018 Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport 2020–2021 Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Life peerage 24 August 2026 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) In office 5 May 2016 – 23 July 2026 Preceded by Multi-member constituency Succeeded by Monica Lennon Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 Preceded by Mohammad Sarwar Succeeded by Alison Thewliss
Personal details
Born	Anas Sarwar (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 43) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Labour Co-op
Spouse(s)	Furheen Ashrif ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3
Relatives	Mohammad Sarwar (father)
Education	Hutchesons' Grammar School, University of Glasgow (BDS)
Signature	File:Anas Sarwar signature.svg
Website	anassarwar.co.uk

Anas Sarwar, Baron Sarwar of Maxwell Park (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and life peer who has been a member-designate of the House of Lords since 2026. He has also been the Minister of State for Trade since 2026 in the government of Andy Burnham. He was the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2021 until his resignation in 2026.

Sarwar was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region from 2016 until 2026, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.

At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour won with a landslide victory, winning 411 seats across the United Kingdom, with Scottish Labour winning 37 of the 57 Scottish seats in what was also seen as a landslide.

Sarwar led Scottish Labour into the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, standing for the new Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok constituency. He was defeated by the SNP's Zen Ghani, but was re-elected as a Glasgow regional list MSP.

In July 2026 it was reported that Prime Minister Andy Burnham planned to promote Sarwar to the House of Lords. It was also reported that Burnham planned to appoint Sarwar a minister of state in his government. He resigned his seat in the Scottish Parliament on 23 July 2026 after he was named Minister of State for Trade. He was created as Baron Sarwar, of Maxwell Park in the City of Glasgow on 24 August 2026.