Michael Tomlinson

Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors KC (born 1 October 1977) is a British politician serving as Solicitor General for England and Wales since September 2022.[2] He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from July to September 2022.[3][4] He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2015.[5][6] A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) from 20 November 2016 until 19 March 2018.

Michael Tomlinson
KC MP
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Assumed office
7 September 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byEdward Timpson
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
8 July 2022 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJames Morris
Succeeded byJo Churchill
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
14 February 2020 – 8 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Succeeded byJames Duddridge
Deputy Chairman of the
European Research Group
In office
20 November 2016 – 19 March 2018
Serving with Suella Braverman
LeaderTheresa May
ChairmanSteve Baker
Suella Braverman
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMark Francois
Member of Parliament
for Mid Dorset and North Poole
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byAnnette Brooke
Majority14,898 (30.4%)
Personal details
Born (1977-10-01) 1 October 1977
Wokingham, Berkshire, England[1]
Political partyConservative
SpouseFrances Tomlinson
Children3
Alma materKing's College London
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Tomlinson was educated at Hereford Cathedral School and graduated from King's College London with a BA in Classics before studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Law at the College of Law and becoming a barrister at Middle Temple.[7] He was awarded the Queen Mother Scholarship and represented Middle Temple in international mooting competitions in the United States and Hong Kong.

Parliamentary career

Tomlinson has represented the constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole since the 2015 General Election. He lists his main areas of interest as education, employment, infrastructure and justice.[8] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill.[9]

He voted for the UK to hold a referendum on continued membership of the European Union and he subsequently supported the campaign to leave the European Union.[10] The referendum itself was held in June 2016. Subsequently, between November 2016 and May 2017 and then again between October 2017 and November 2019, Tomlinson was a member of the European Scrutiny Committee.[11]

Tomlinson was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the ministers at the Department of International Development in July 2017[12][13] and was promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, Penny Mordaunt, in January 2018.[14] He had previously been involved in pro bono legal projects in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.[7] He was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in November 2018,[15] less than 48 hours before the latter resigned from the Cabinet. Shortly thereafter Tomlinson wrote an article in The Daily Telegraph, in which he expressed reservations about the terms of the agreement to withdraw from the European Union negotiated by Theresa May.[16][17]

In February 2020, Tomlinson was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, making him a government whip.[11][18]

In September 2022, he was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales by Liz Truss and in October 2022 he was reappointed by Rishi Sunak.[19][20] On 4 November 2022, he was appointed King's Counsel making him the first person appointed under a King's reign for over 70 years.[21]

Personal life

In May 1997, Tomlinson made one appearance in Minor County Cricket,[22] playing for Herefordshire against Dorset, when he did not bat or bowl.[23] He is currently a member of the Lords and Commons Cricket Club.[24] He is married to wife Frances, daughter of Sir Richard and Lady Mynors of Treago, and they have three children.[25]

He is a Christian.[26]

References
  1. Parliamentary Member's Names Information Service.
  2. "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. "Ministerial appointments: July 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9121.
  6. "Mid Dorset and North Poole Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. "Michael Tomlinson - 3PB Barristers' Chambers". www.3pb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. "Michael Tomlinson MP About Me". Michael Tomlinson MP. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. "Michael Tomlinson MP, Mid Dorset and North Poole - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. "Tomlinson says no to European Union". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. "Parliamentary career for Michael Tomlinson - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. "Michael joins Department of International Development". Michael Tomlinson MP. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  13. "Parliamentary Private Secretaries – July 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  14. "Parliamentary Private Secretaries – January 2018" (PDF). www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  15. "Dorset MP takes on new Brexit-role". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. "Michael Tomlinson says the Prime Minister's Brexit deal "may be even worse than we had been led to expect."". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. Tomlinson, Michael (16 November 2018). "This deal is worse than we expected. It's time for a clean, global exit". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  18. "Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  19. "Ministerial Appointments: September - October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  20. "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  21. "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  22. "Michael John Tomlinson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  23. "Dorset v Herefordshire". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  24. "About Me". Michael Tomlinson MP. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  25. "About Me". Michael Tomlinson MP. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  26. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/15/michael-tomlinson-brother-death-carbon-monoxide-warning/
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