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{{for|the UK educationalist|Mike Tomlinson}}
{{short description|British Conservative politician}}
{{short description|British politician (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michael Tomlinson
| name = Michael Tomlinson
| image = MichaelTomlinson3 (cropped).jpg
| image = MichaelTomlinson3 (cropped).jpg
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|KC|MP}}
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|KC}}
| office = [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]]
| office = [[Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration]]
| primeminister = [[Liz Truss]]<br>[[Rishi Sunak]]
| primeminister = [[Rishi Sunak]]
| term_start = 7 September 2022
| term_start = 7 December 2023
| term_end =
| term_end = 5 July 2024
| predecessor = [[Edward Timpson]]
| predecessor = [[Robert Jenrick]]{{efn|As Minister of State for Immigration}}
| successor =
| successor = [[Angela Eagle]]{{efn|As Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum}}
| office1 = [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]]
| office1 = [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]]
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| primeminister1 = [[Liz Truss]]<br>[[Rishi Sunak]]
| alongside1 =
| leader1 =
| term_start1 = 7 September 2022
| 1blankname1 =
| term_end1 = 7 December 2023
| 1namedata1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Edward Timpson]]
| term_start1 = 8 July 2022
| successor1 = [[Robert Courts]]
| term_end1 = 7 September 2022
| office2 = [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]]
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| term_start2 = 8 July 2022
| predecessor1 = [[James Morris (British politician)|James Morris]]
| successor1 = [[Jo Churchill]]
| term_end2 = 7 September 2022
| office2 = [[Lords Commissioners of the Treasury|Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]]
| predecessor2 = [[James Morris (British politician)|James Morris]]
| term_start2 = 14 February 2020
| successor2 = [[Jo Churchill]]
| term_end2 = 8 July 2022
| office3 = [[Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]]
| predecessor2 =
| term_start3 = 14 February 2020
| successor2 = [[James Duddridge]]
| term_end3 = 8 July 2022
| majority2 =
| predecessor3 =
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| successor3 = [[James Duddridge]]
| birth_name = Michael James Tomlinson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]], England<ref>Parliamentary Member's Names Information Service.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]], England
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| spouse = Frances Tomlinson
| spouse = Frances Mynors
| children = 3
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [[King's College London]]
| alma_mater = [[King's College London]]
| website = {{url|michaeltomlinson.org.uk|Official website}}
| website = {{url|michaeltomlinson.org.uk|Official website}}
| office3 = Deputy Chairman of the<br />[[European Research Group]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Mid Dorset and North Poole]]
| term_start3 = 20 November 2016
| term_start5 = 7 May 2015
| 1blankname2 =
| term_end5 = 30 May 2024
| 1namedata2 =
| predecessor5 = [[Annette Brooke]]
| leader2 =
| successor5 = [[Vikki Slade]]
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| primeminister1 = [[Boris Johnson]]
| predecessor3 = ''Office established''
| alongside2 =
| majority3 =
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Dorset and North Poole]]
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| term_start4 = 7 May 2015
| term_end3 = 19 March 2018
| predecessor4 = [[Annette Brooke]]
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| successor3 = [[Mark Francois]]
| primeminister2 = [[Boris Johnson]]
| primeminister2 = [[Boris Johnson]]
| leader3 = [[Theresa May]]
| primeminister3 = [[Boris Johnson]]
| alongside3 = [[Suella Braverman]]
| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Steve Baker (politician)|Steve Baker]]<br />[[Suella Braverman]]<br />[[Jacob Rees-Mogg]]
| 1blankname3 = Chairman
| majority4 = 14,898 (30.4%)
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'''Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors''' {{post-nominals|size=100%|KC}} (born 1 October 1977) is a British politician serving as [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]] since September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> He served as [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] from July to September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial appointments: July 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2022 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/government-whip--2 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=www.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Dorset and North Poole]] since [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61230 |date=18 May 2015 |page=9121}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000815 | title=Mid Dorset and North Poole Parliamentary constituency | work=BBC News| access-date=7 May 2015}}</ref> A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he served as Deputy Chairman of the [[European Research Group]] (ERG) from 20 November 2016 until 19 March 2018.
'''Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61230 |date=18 May 2015 |page=9121}}</ref> {{post-nominals|size=100%|KC}} (born 1 October 1977) is a British politician and [[barrister]] who served in the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] as [[Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration]] from December 2023 to July 2024. A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Mid Dorset and North Poole]] from [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] to 2024. He previously served as [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]] from September 2022 to December 2023 and [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] from July to September 2022.


==Early life==
==Early life and career==
Michael Tomlinson was born in [[Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]] on 1 October 1977 and attended [[Hereford Cathedral School]], a private school in [[Hereford]]. His father Howard was the headmaster of the school between 1987 and 2005.<ref name=cricinfo>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/michael-tomlinson-580552|title=Michael Tomlinson|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=30 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=McEwan>{{cite news|title=Immigration role for Former Hereford pupil Michael Tomlinson MP|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23984360.former-hereford-pupil-michael-tomlinson-mp-brought-government/|last=McEwan|first=Gavin|work=Hereford Times|date=12 December 2023|accessdate=30 December 2023}}</ref>
Tomlinson was educated at [[Hereford Cathedral School]] and graduated from [[King's College London]] with a BA in Classics before studying for a [[Common Professional Examination|Postgraduate Diploma in Law]] at the [[University of Law|College of Law]] and becoming a [[barrister]] at [[Middle Temple]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.3pb.co.uk/profile/michael-tomlinson|title=Michael Tomlinson - 3PB Barristers' Chambers|website=www.3pb.co.uk|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> He was awarded the Queen Mother Scholarship and represented Middle Temple in international [[mooting]] competitions in the United States and Hong Kong.

He studied history at [[King's College London]] before obtaining a [[Common Professional Examination|Postgraduate Diploma in Law]] at the [[University of Law|College of Law]]. Tomlinson was [[called to the bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 2002. He worked as a [[door tenant]] at [[Paper Buildings|3 Paper Buildings]] (3PB) specialising in commercial, contract, and personal injury law. While working for 3PB, Tomlinson undertook [[pro bono]] legal work and led mediation training sessions in [[Rwanda]] and [[Sierra Leone]] as part of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]'s Umubano project. He was appointed to the Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel in 2007 and served till 2012.<ref name>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091425/http://www.3pb.co.uk/profile/michael-tomlinson|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead|url=http://www.3pb.co.uk/profile/michael-tomlinson|title=Michael Tomlinson|publisher=[[Paper Buildings|3PB Barristers' Chambers]]}}</ref>


== Parliamentary career ==
== Parliamentary career ==
Tomlinson has represented the constituency of [[Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Dorset and North Poole]] since the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 General Election]]. He lists his main areas of interest as education, employment, infrastructure and justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/about-me|title=Michael Tomlinson MP About Me|website=Michael Tomlinson MP|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25422/michael_tomlinson/mid_dorset_and_north_poole?gclid=Cj0KEQiAx7XBBRCdyNOw6PLHrYABEiQAJtyEQ5GrLQUn03FeOL_WiKIeaLJGwy6S8tcxKPCCCrlJX1gaAvY68P8HAQ|title=Michael Tomlinson MP, Mid Dorset and North Poole - TheyWorkForYou|website=TheyWorkForYou|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
Tomlinson was selected as the Conservative candidate for [[Mid Dorset and North Poole]] in March 2013. He had previously been the campaign manager for the constituency in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10298623.barrister-is-tory-choice-for-mid-dorset/|title=Barrister is Tory choice for Mid Dorset|date=19 March 2013|accessdate=31 December 2023|work=Bournemouth Echo}}</ref> He was elected at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]] with 23,639 votes, a majority of 10,530 (22.6%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3605/election/369|publisher=UK Parliament|accessdate=31 December 2023|title=Election result for Mid Dorset and North Poole}}</ref> He made his maiden speech on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the [[Education and Adoption Act 2016|Education and Adoption Bill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-06-22/debates/1506227000001/EducationAndAdoptionBill#contribution-15062213000053|title=Education and Adoption Bill|date=22 June 2015|accessdate=31 December 2023|publisher=Hansard}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/eu_referendum/14345986.Tomlinson_says_no_to_European_Union___with_just_one_local_MP_saying_stay/ |title= Tomlinson says no to European Union |website=Bournemouth Echo|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> The [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|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]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary career for Michael Tomlinson - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4497/career|access-date=16 September 2020|website=members.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref>
Tomlinson supported [[Brexit]] in the [[2016 Brexit referendum]] as he felt that it would restore the country's sovereignty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/eu_referendum/14345986.Tomlinson_says_no_to_European_Union___with_just_one_local_MP_saying_stay/ |title= Tomlinson says no to European Union |website=Bournemouth Echo|date= 16 March 2016 |access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> Tomlinson was a member of the [[European Scrutiny Committee]] between November 2016 and May 2017 and then again between October 2017 and November 2019.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=Parliamentary career for Michael Tomlinson – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4497/career|access-date=16 September 2020|website=members.parliament.uk}}</ref> He was the deputy chair of the [[European Research Group]] between 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67658700|title=Rwanda: The main Conservative Party factions jostling for influence|date=13 December 2023|accessdate=31 December 2023|work=BBC News}}</ref>


At the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Tomlinson was re-elected with a majority of 15,339 and 59.2% of the vote and 14,898 (30.5%).<ref>{{cite web |title=General election 8 June 2017 |url=https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/article/425241/General-election-8-June-2017 |access-date=13 May 2017 |website=Dorsetforyou.com}}</ref>
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Tomlinson was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the ministers at the [[Department of International Development]] in July 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/news/michael-joins-department-international-development|website=Michael Tomlinson MP|title=Michael joins Department of International Development |access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634600/PPS_List_July_2017.pdf|website=www.gov.uk|title=Parliamentary Private Secretaries – July 2017 | access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> and was promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary to the [[Secretary of State for International Development|Secretary of State]], [[Penny Mordaunt]], in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676443/PPS_List_January_2018.pdf|website=www.gov.uk |title=Parliamentary Private Secretaries – January 2018 |access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> He had previously been involved in ''[[pro bono]]'' legal projects in [[Rwanda]] and [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name=":1" /> He was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Dominic Raab]], [[Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union]] in November 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17222287.dorset-mp-takes-on-new-brexit-role/|website=Bournemouth Echo|title=Dorset MP takes on new Brexit-role|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> less than 48 hours before the latter resigned from the [[Cabinet (United Kingdom)|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 [[Brexit negotiations|negotiated]] by [[Theresa May]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17230850.brexit-issues-best-decided-in-house-of-commons-and-not-confidence-vote//|website=Bournemouth Echo|title=Michael Tomlinson says the Prime Minister's Brexit deal "may be even worse than we had been led to expect."|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/11/16/lawyer-training-heart-sank-read-theresa-mays-deal/|newspaper=The Telegraph|title=This deal is worse than we expected. It's time for a clean, global exit|date=16 November 2018|access-date=3 December 2018|last1=Tomlinson|first1=Michael}}</ref>


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Tomlinson was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) at the [[Department of International Development]] in July 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/news/michael-joins-department-international-development|website=Michael Tomlinson MP|title=Michael joins Department of International Development |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634600/PPS_List_July_2017.pdf|website=www.gov.uk|title=Parliamentary Private Secretaries – July 2017 | access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> and was promoted to PPS to the [[Secretary of State for International Development|Secretary of State]], [[Penny Mordaunt]], in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676443/PPS_List_January_2018.pdf|website=www.gov.uk |title=Parliamentary Private Secretaries – January 2018 |access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> He was appointed PPS to [[Dominic Raab]], [[Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union]] on 13 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17222287.dorset-mp-takes-on-new-brexit-role/|website=Bournemouth Echo|title=Dorset MP takes on new Brexit-role|date=14 November 2018 |access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> Two days later Raab resigned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/15/dominic-raab-quits-as-brexit-secretary-over-eu-withdrawal-deal|work=The Guardian|date=15 November 2018|accessdate=5 January 2024|title=McVey and Raab quit as May addresses MPs over Brexit deal|last1=Crerar|first1=Pippa|last2=Weaver|first2=Matthew}}</ref> Tomlinson wrote an article in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' on 16 November 2018, in which he expressed reservations about the then Prime Minister [[Theresa May]]'s Brexit deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17230850.brexit-issues-best-decided-in-house-of-commons-and-not-confidence-vote/|last=Durkin|first=Jim|work=Bournemouth Echo|title=Michael Tomlinson says the Prime Minister's Brexit deal "may be even worse than we had been led to expect."|date=17 November 2018|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/11/16/lawyer-training-heart-sank-read-theresa-mays-deal/|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=This deal is worse than we expected. It's time for a clean, global exit|date=16 November 2018|access-date=3 December 2018|last1=Tomlinson|first1=Michael}}</ref>
In February 2020, Tomlinson was appointed a [[Lords Commissioners of the Treasury|Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]], making him a government [[Whip (politics)|whip]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/government-whip-lord-commissioner-of-hm-treasury--10 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>


At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Tomlinson was again re-elected, winning a majority of 14,898 with 60.4% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement of Persons Nominated |url=https://live-bcpcouncil-bournemouth.cloud.contensis.com/Council-and-Democratic/Elections-and-voting/Elections/uk-parliamentary-election-general-election-2019/docs/statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-mid-dorset-and-north-poole.pdf}}</ref>
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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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September - October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-25-october-2022 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4204437|title=Crown Office|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>

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In February 2020, Tomlinson was appointed a [[Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]] and then became [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] in July 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-tomlinson|title=Michael Tomlinson KC MP|publisher=gov.uk|accessdate=5 January 2024}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September – October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=GOV.UK |date=10 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-25-october-2022 |access-date=26 October 2022|publisher=gov.uk}}</ref> On 4 November 2022, he was appointed [[King's Counsel]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4204437|title=Crown Office|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>

On 7 December 2023, Tomlinson was appointed as the [[Minister of State for Illegal Migration]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67652828|title=Robert Jenrick immigration minister job divided in two|last=Geiger|first=Chas|date=7 December 2023|accessdate=31 December 2023|work=BBC News}}</ref>

He was sworn of the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] on 21 February 2024, entitling him to the style ''[[The Right Honourable]]'' for life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Court Circular: February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/court-circular-february-21-2024-j79ftpl8h |work=The Times |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Business – 21st February 2024 |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-21-List-of-Business.pdf |publisher=Privy Council Office |access-date=26 February 2024 |date=21 February 2024}}</ref>

He was defeated by [[Vikki Slade]] at her fourth attempt in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Council leader Vikki Slade wins seat in parliament |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24432519.bcp-council-leader-vikki-slade-wins-mid-dorset-north-poole/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Bournemouth Echo |language=en}}</ref> Since then he has returned to working as a barrister at 3PB.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=Former Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson KC returns to 3PB |url=https://www.3pb.co.uk/former-solicitor-general-michael-tomlinson-kc-returns-to-3pb/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website= 3 Paper Buildings|language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Tomlinson is married to Frances Mynors and they have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/about-me|title=About Me|accessdate=31 December 2023|publisher=Michael Tomlinson}}</ref> She is the daughter of Sir Richard Mynors, [[Mynors baronets|2nd Baronet]] of [[Treago Castle]] in [[Herefordshire]].<ref name=McEwan/> Frances worked as his principal secretary in his parliamentary office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/231211/231211.pdf|title=Register of Members' Financial Interests as at 11 December 2023|accessdate=31 December 2023|publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref>
In May 1997, Tomlinson made one appearance in [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship|Minor County Cricket]],<ref name="cricket">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/150/150448/150448.html |title=Michael John Tomlinson |access-date=17 November 2016 |work=Cricket Archive}}</ref> playing for [[Herefordshire County Cricket Club|Herefordshire]] against [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]], when he did not bat or bowl.<ref name="MC">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/95/95915.html |title=Dorset v Herefordshire |access-date=17 November 2016 |work=Cricket Archive}}</ref> He is currently a member of the Lords and Commons Cricket Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/about-me|title=About Me|website=Michael Tomlinson MP|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> He is married to wife Frances, daughter of [[Mynors Baronets|Sir Richard]] and Lady Mynors of [[Treago Castle|Treago]], and they have three children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Me|url=https://www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk/about-me|access-date=8 November 2020|website=Michael Tomlinson MP|language=en}}</ref>


In 1997, he was selected to play for [[Herefordshire County Cricket Club]] in a [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship]] match against [[Dorset County Cricket Club]].<ref name=cricinfo/>
He is a Christian.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/15/michael-tomlinson-brother-death-carbon-monoxide-warning/</ref>

Tomlinson has two sisters and had one younger brother, Edward, who died in 2006 at the age of 24 of [[carbon monoxide poisoning]] while on a gap year in [[Beirut]], Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 April 2006 |title=Edward A Tomlinson (Eddie) (OH 1981–2006) |url=https://www.oldherefordiansclub.co.uk/frmProfile.aspx?S=627xayd |accessdate=30 December 2023 |publisher=Old Herefordians Club}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hymas |first=Charles |date=15 September 2023 |title='A silent killer took my brother's life – don't let it claim yours' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/15/michael-tomlinson-brother-death-carbon-monoxide-warning/ |work=The Telegraph}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

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For the UK educationalist, see Mike Tomlinson.

The Right Honourable
Michael Tomlinson
KC
Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration
In office
7 December 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byRobert Jenrick[a]
Succeeded byAngela Eagle[b]
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
7 September 2022 – 7 December 2023
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byEdward Timpson
Succeeded byRobert Courts
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
Member of Parliament
for Mid Dorset and North Poole
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byAnnette Brooke
Succeeded byVikki Slade
Personal details
Born
Michael James Tomlinson

(1977-10-01) 1 October 1977 (age 47)
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseFrances Mynors
Children3
Alma materKing's College London
WebsiteOfficial website

Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors[1] KC (born 1 October 1977) is a British politician and barrister who served in the Cabinet as Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration from December 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2015 to 2024. He previously served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from September 2022 to December 2023 and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from July to September 2022.

Early life and career

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Michael Tomlinson was born in Wokingham, Berkshire on 1 October 1977 and attended Hereford Cathedral School, a private school in Hereford. His father Howard was the headmaster of the school between 1987 and 2005.[2][3]

He studied history at King's College London before obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Law at the College of Law. Tomlinson was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 2002. He worked as a door tenant at 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) specialising in commercial, contract, and personal injury law. While working for 3PB, Tomlinson undertook pro bono legal work and led mediation training sessions in Rwanda and Sierra Leone as part of the Conservative Party's Umubano project. He was appointed to the Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel in 2007 and served till 2012.[4]

Parliamentary career

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Tomlinson was selected as the Conservative candidate for Mid Dorset and North Poole in March 2013. He had previously been the campaign manager for the constituency in the 2010 general election.[5] He was elected at the 2015 general election with 23,639 votes, a majority of 10,530 (22.6%).[6] He made his maiden speech on 22 June 2015 during a debate on the Education and Adoption Bill.[7]

Tomlinson supported Brexit in the 2016 Brexit referendum as he felt that it would restore the country's sovereignty.[8] Tomlinson was a member of the European Scrutiny Committee between November 2016 and May 2017 and then again between October 2017 and November 2019.[9] He was the deputy chair of the European Research Group between 2016 and 2018.[10]

At the 2017 general election, Tomlinson was re-elected with a majority of 15,339 and 59.2% of the vote and 14,898 (30.5%).[11]

Tomlinson was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at the Department of International Development in July 2017[12][13] and was promoted to PPS to the Secretary of State, Penny Mordaunt, in January 2018.[14] He was appointed PPS to Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 13 November 2018.[15] Two days later Raab resigned.[16] Tomlinson wrote an article in The Daily Telegraph on 16 November 2018, in which he expressed reservations about the then Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.[17][18]

At the 2019 general election, Tomlinson was again re-elected, winning a majority of 14,898 with 60.4% of the vote.[19]

In February 2020, Tomlinson was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and then became Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in July 2022.[20] 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.[21][22] On 4 November 2022, he was appointed King's Counsel.[23]

On 7 December 2023, Tomlinson was appointed as the Minister of State for Illegal Migration.[24]

He was sworn of the Privy Council on 21 February 2024, entitling him to the style The Right Honourable for life.[25][26]

He was defeated by Vikki Slade at her fourth attempt in 2024.[27] Since then he has returned to working as a barrister at 3PB.[28]

Personal life

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Tomlinson is married to Frances Mynors and they have three children.[29] She is the daughter of Sir Richard Mynors, 2nd Baronet of Treago Castle in Herefordshire.[3] Frances worked as his principal secretary in his parliamentary office.[30]

In 1997, he was selected to play for Herefordshire County Cricket Club in a Minor Counties Cricket Championship match against Dorset County Cricket Club.[2]

Tomlinson has two sisters and had one younger brother, Edward, who died in 2006 at the age of 24 of carbon monoxide poisoning while on a gap year in Beirut, Lebanon.[31][32]

Notes

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  1. ^ As Minister of State for Immigration
  2. ^ As Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum

References

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  1. ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9121.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Tomlinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b McEwan, Gavin (12 December 2023). "Immigration role for Former Hereford pupil Michael Tomlinson MP". Hereford Times. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Michael Tomlinson". 3PB Barristers' Chambers. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Barrister is Tory choice for Mid Dorset". Bournemouth Echo. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Election result for Mid Dorset and North Poole". UK Parliament. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Education and Adoption Bill". Hansard. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Tomlinson says no to European Union". Bournemouth Echo. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Parliamentary career for Michael Tomlinson – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Rwanda: The main Conservative Party factions jostling for influence". BBC News. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  11. ^ "General election 8 June 2017". Dorsetforyou.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Michael joins Department of International Development". Michael Tomlinson MP. 7 July 2017. 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. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ Crerar, Pippa; Weaver, Matthew (15 November 2018). "McVey and Raab quit as May addresses MPs over Brexit deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ^ Durkin, Jim (17 November 2018). "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.
  18. ^ Tomlinson, Michael (16 November 2018). "This deal is worse than we expected. It's time for a clean, global exit". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Michael Tomlinson KC MP". gov.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September – October 2022". GOV.UK. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". gov.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  24. ^ Geiger, Chas (7 December 2023). "Robert Jenrick immigration minister job divided in two". BBC News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Court Circular: February 21, 2024". The Times. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  26. ^ "List of Business – 21st February 2024" (PDF). Privy Council Office. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Council leader Vikki Slade wins seat in parliament". Bournemouth Echo. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Former Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson KC returns to 3PB". 3 Paper Buildings. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  29. ^ "About Me". Michael Tomlinson. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  30. ^ "Register of Members' Financial Interests as at 11 December 2023" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  31. ^ "Edward A Tomlinson (Eddie) (OH 1981–2006)". Old Herefordians Club. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  32. ^ Hymas, Charles (15 September 2023). "'A silent killer took my brother's life – don't let it claim yours'". The Telegraph.(subscription required)
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