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Dan Tomlinson

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Dan Tomlinson
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Chipping Barnet
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTheresa Villiers
Majority2,914 (5.7%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Daniel Mark Tomlinson is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet since 2024.[1] He defeated the Conservative Party incumbent Theresa Villiers.[2]

Early life

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Tomlinson was educated at Wood Green School in Witney, Oxfordshire, and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University.[3] Tomlinson worked for HM Treasury and for the Resolution Foundation between 2015 and 2022, and became a senior economist for the foundation.[4] He also worked at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.[5]

Political career

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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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chipping Barnet". Sky News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "A-Level success stories". Witney Gazette. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Dan Tomlinson". Resolution Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Chipping Barnet

2024–present
Incumbent