Justin Tomlinson
British politician (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Justin Paul Tomlinson[2] (born 5 November 1976) is a British politician and former marketing executive who has served as Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since 2024.[3] A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Swindon since 2010.
Justin Tomlinson | |
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Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
Assumed office 12 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Graham Stuart |
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
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 | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Wills |
Majority | 16,171 (29.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-11-05) 5 November 1976 (age 47)[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 |
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.