Justin Tomlinson was appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 12 April 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 4 April 2019 to 16 September 2021. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from July 2018 to April 2019. He served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People from May 2015 until July 2016. He was previously the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ed Vaizey MP.