Michael Tomlinson

At-a-Glance

Served as Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration from December 2023 to July 2024.
Was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2015 to 2024.
Served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from September 2022 to December 2023.
Called to the bar at Middle Temple in 2002 and worked as a barrister specializing in commercial, contract, and personal injury law.
Supported Brexit in the 2016 referendum and was deputy chair of the European Research Group from 2016 to 2018.
Studied history at King's College London and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Law at the College of Law.

Biography

Michael Tomlinson 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 was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2015 to 2024. His political career also includes serving as Solicitor General for England and Wales from September 2022 to December 2023 and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from July to September 2022.