Justin Paul Tomlinson[2] (born 5 November 1976) is a British politician and former marketing executive who served as Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in 2024.

[7][8] He studied at Harry Cheshire High School, a state comprehensive in Kidderminster, before going to Oxford Brookes University, where he was chairman of its Conservative Student Branch from 1995 to 1999.

[11] Tomlinson stood as the Conservative candidate in North Swindon at the 2005 general election, coming second with 38% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Michael Wills.

[17][18] He was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People following the general election, serving until the new prime minister, Theresa May, reshuffled the government in 2016.

[20] In September 2016, Tomlinson apologised for leaking a draft of a public accounts committee report on the credit industry to someone he knew who worked for payday lender Wonga.

[23] On 9 July 2018, Tomlinson was appointed as a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance.

[5][6] In November 2018, Tomlinson was criticised by Labour MP Ruth George after appearing to suggest that families facing a cap under the Universal Credit scheme could take in a lodger.

[24] Tomlinson was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (junior government minister) for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).