Daniel Mark Tomlinson (born July 1992) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for

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in north London since

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. He defeated the Conservative Party incumbent

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Early life and education

Tomlinson was educated at Wood Green School, a state

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in the

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, in

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, followed by the

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, where he studied

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. Tomlinson worked for

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and for the

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between 2015 and 2022, and became a senior economist for the foundation. He also worked at the

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Political career

Tomlinson was a councillor in the

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from 2018 until 2022. He did not stand for reelection in 2022 and Labour subsequently lost control of the council to Aspire. ''

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'' listed Tomlinson as one of eight newly elected MPs who would be advocates for the cause of

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in the new Labour government.

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* 1992 births Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People educated at Wood Green School UK MPs 2024–present Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub