Alicia Kearns — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford since 2019.
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee since October 2022, the first woman and youngest ever female to hold this role.
Shadow Minister for Home Affairs since November 2024.
Previously worked in communication roles for the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Advised governments on strategies to defeat Daesh (ISIS) and counter Russian disinformation in Syria.
Graduated from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, in 2009 with a degree in social and political sciences.

Biography

Alicia Kearns is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Stamford since 2019. She identifies ideologically as a one-nation conservative. In October 2022, Kearns was elected Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, becoming the first woman and youngest ever female to hold this position. Since November 2024, she has also served as Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, and is a Senior Whip.