Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Majority | 2,914 (5.7%) |
| Tower Hamlets Councillor for Bromley North | |
| In office 3 May 2018 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Mufti Miah |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Saif Uddin Khaled |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Mark Tomlinson July 1992 (age 32)[1][2] |
| Political party | Labour |
| Education | Wood Green School |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA) |
| Website | dantomlinson |
Daniel Mark Tomlinson (born July 1992) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet in north London since 2024.[3] He defeated the Conservative Party incumbent Theresa Villiers.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Tomlinson was educated at Wood Green School, a state comprehensive school in the market town of Witney, in Oxfordshire, followed by the University of Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics.[5] Tomlinson worked for HM Treasury and for the Resolution Foundation between 2015 and 2022, and became a senior economist for the foundation.[6] He also worked at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.[7]
Political career
[edit]Tomlinson was a councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 2018 until 2022.[8] He did not stand for reelection in 2022 and Labour subsequently lost control of the council to Aspire.[9]
Inside Housing listed Tomlinson as one of eight newly elected MPs who would be advocates for the cause of social housing in the new Labour government.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Nick (5 July 2024). "Chipping Barnet's new Labour MP follows in the steps of a Labour politician who was a post-war health pioneer". The Barnet Society. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Wright, Charles (20 October 2024). "Interview: Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson on housing, growth and proud suburbanism". OnLondon. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Chipping Barnet". Sky News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (5 July 2024). "Barnet elects THREE Labour MPs for the very first time". Jewish News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "A-Level success stories". Witney Gazette. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Dan Tomlinson". Resolution Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Birch, Jules (20 August 2010). "The new generation of social housing allies in Westminster". Inside Housing. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Speaker profile for Cllr Dan Tomlinson - Tower Hamlets Council webcasts". towerhamlets.public-i.tv. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Lutfur Rahman: Aspire party takes control of Tower Hamlets". BBC News. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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