Dan Tomlinson
Daniel Mark Tomlinson 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 for Chipping Barnet in north London since 2024. He defeated the Conservative Party incumbent Theresa Villiers.
Early life and education
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. Tomlinson worked for HM Treasury between 2015 and 2016 and for the Resolution Foundation between 2016 and 2022, and became a senior economist for the foundation. He also worked at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.Political career
Tomlinson was a councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 2018 until 2022. He did not stand for reelection in 2022 and Labour subsequently lost control of the council to Aspire.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.
On 1 September 2025, Tomlinson was appointed as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in a ministerial reshuffle. He replaced James Murray, who was promoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury.