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Dan Tomlinson
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Andy Burnham
Preceded byJames Murray
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Preceded byOffice established
Member of Parliament
for Chipping Barnet
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTheresa Villiers
Majority2,914 (5.7%)
Tower Hamlets Councillor
for Bromley North
In office
3 May 2018 – 5 May 2022
Personal details
BornDaniel Mark Tomlinson
July 1992 (age 34)[1][2]
PartyLabour
EducationWood Green School
University of Oxford (BA)
Websitedantomlinson.org.uk

Daniel Mark Tomlinson (born July 1992) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury since 1 September 2025. He has been the 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

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Tomlinson has said that he "grew up on free school meals and was homeless for a time as a child".[5][6][7] He was educated at Wood Green School, a comprehensive school in the market town of Witney, in Oxfordshire, followed by the University of Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, politics and economics.[8] Tomlinson worked for HM Treasury between 2015 and 2016 as well as for the Resolution Foundation[9] between 2015 and 2022, and became a senior economist for the foundation.[10] He also worked at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.[5]

Political career

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Tomlinson was a councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 2018 until 2022.[11] He did not stand for reelection in 2022 and Labour subsequently lost control of the council to Aspire.[12]

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] In 2026, Tomlinson criticised the High Barnet tube station residential development plans, citing local concerns for the development height.[13] The plans put forward by the Labour Mayor of London include a 40% affordable housing ratio. The London Mayor's consent for his plans, overturned the local decision taken by Barnet London Borough Council, that had rejected the Mayor's planning application for the tube car park's residential development.[14]

On 1 September 2025, Tomlinson was appointed as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in a ministerial reshuffle.[15] He replaced James Murray, who was promoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury.[16] He was reappointed as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and appointed as Minister for Growth jointly in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on 22 July 2026.[17]

On 14 August 2026, Tomlinson was a panellist on BBC Radio 4, Any Questions? programme that came from Dorset. He called into question the judgement of the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, for his role in the 2026 Clacton by-election, that was estimated to have cost local taxpayers up to £250,000.[18] He also claimed that since his own election in 2024, Barnet had increased the number of police officers locally from 80, to 105.[19]

Personal life

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Tomlinson told the Barnet Society AGM in 2024 that he is married, has one child and lives in Whetstone, London.[20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Wright, Charles (20 October 2024). "Interview: Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson on housing, growth and proud suburbanism". OnLondon. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Chipping Barnet". Sky News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ Green, Daniel (1 September 2025). "Who is Dan Tomlinson, the new Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury?". LabourList. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Tomlinson, Dan (8 July 2024). "New influx of London Labour MPs knows all about housing crisis". OnLondon. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "A-Level success stories". Witney Gazette. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dan Tomlinson's maiden speech in Parliament". YouTube. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dan Tomlinson". Resolution Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Speaker profile for Cllr Dan Tomlinson – Tower Hamlets Council webcasts". towerhamlets.public-i.tv. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Lutfur Rahman: Aspire party takes control of Tower Hamlets". BBC News. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Floyd, David (6 March 2025). "High Barnet developers must listen to residents". Barnet Post. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Floyd, David (29 May 2026). "City Hall overturns Barnet Council decision on controversial developments". Barnet Post. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Green, Daniel (1 September 2025). "Starmer reshuffles team of No 10 advisors, with Darren Jones moved from Treasury". LabourList. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Darren Jones given new role as Keir Starmer revamps No 10 team". BBC News. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Minister for Growth)". gov.uk. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Clacton by-election".
  19. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Any Questions?, Annabel Denham, Miranda Green, Dan Tomlinson MP, Lord Vaizey". BBC. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Floyd, David (29 June 2024). "Candidate statement: Dan Tomlinson". Barnet Post. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Jones, Nick (9 November 2024). "Newly elected MP promises to continue campaign to secure the re-opening of High Barnet police station". The Barnet Society. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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