Justin Tomlinson
Justin Paul Tomlinson (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. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Swindon since 2010.
Justin Tomlinson MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| 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 | |
| In office 4 April 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| 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 | 5 November 1976 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. He served in Prime Minister David Cameron's government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People from 2015 to 2016. 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. He later served as Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2019 to 2021.