Dan Tomlinson Explained

Dan Tomlinson
Office:	Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet
Predecessor:	Theresa Villiers
Term Start:	4 July 2024
Majority:	2,914 (5.7%)
Party:	Labour Party

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]

Education and career

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] 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chipping Barnet General Election 2024 Sky News . 2024-07-05 . election.news.sky.com . en.
2. News: Harpin. Lee. Barnet elects THREE Labour MPs for the very first time. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708200447/https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/barnet-elects-three-labour-mps-for-the-very-first-time/. 5 July 2024. Jewish News. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
3. News: A-Level success stories. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708175929/https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/8344380.a-level-success-stories/. 20 August 2010. Witney Gazette. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
4. Web site: Dan Tomlinson. 8 July 2024. Resolution Foundation. en.
5. News: Birch. Jules. The new generation of social housing allies in Westminster. https://web.archive.org/web/20240709072644/https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-new-generation-of-social-housing-allies-in-westminster-87545. 20 August 2010. Inside Housing. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.