Justin Tomlinson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
| In office 12 April 2024 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Graham Stuart |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath |
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 9 July 2022 | |
| Leader | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lee Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Matt Vickers |
| Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health[a] | |
| In office 4 April 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Newton |
| Succeeded by | Chloe Smith |
| In office 8 May 2015 – 15 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mark Harper |
| Succeeded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance | |
| In office 9 July 2018 – 4 April 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Kit Malthouse |
| Succeeded by | Will Quince |
| Member of Parliament for North Swindon | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Wills |
| Succeeded by | Will Stone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1976[1] Blackburn, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Joanne Wheeler
(m. 2012; div. 2016)Kate Bennett (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Oxford Brookes |
| Website | www |
Justin Paul Tomlinson[2] (born 5 November 1976) is a British politician and former marketing executive who served as Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in 2024.[3] A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Swindon from 2010 to 2024.
A former councillor on Swindon Borough Council, Tomlinson previously served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ed Vaizey.[4] He served in Prime Minister David Cameron's government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People from 2015 to 2016.[4] He was a junior minister during the second May ministry at the Department for Work and Pensions, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance from 2018 to 2019.[5][6] He later served as Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2019 to 2021.
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- ^ "Justin Tomlinson MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8745.
- ^ "Justin Tomlinson MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Justin Tomlinson MP". UK.GOV. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Jeremy Hunt named new Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson quits". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ UK Prime Minister (9 July 2018). "UK Prime Minister on Twitter: "The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of @JustinTomlinson MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions."". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.