James Wild (politician)

James Oliver Wild[2] (born 5 January 1977) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Norfolk since the 2019 general election.[3]

James Wild

MP
Wild in 2020
Member of Parliament
for North West Norfolk
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded bySir Henry Bellingham
Majority19,922 (42.7%)
Personal details
Born
James Oliver Wild

(1977-01-05) 5 January 1977[1]
Norwich, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Alma materQueen Mary University of London

Education and career

Wild attended the fee paying Norwich School and later studied at Queen Mary College, University of London, where he obtained a BA in politics.[4]

After university he worked in public relations for T Mobile & Hanover Communications before becoming a Special Advisor to the Minister for Business and Enterprise. Subsequently, he became a Special Advisor to the Minister for Energy, then a Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence, then Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, and then a Senior Special Adviser to the Prime Minister. In November 2019 he became Conservative Party Candidate for North West Norfolk.[5]

Personal life

Wild is married to Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, who currently serves as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.[6][7]

Controversy

On the night of the 2017 general election, Wild and his brother were involved in a scuffle with a reporter following Wild's failure to unseat former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Norman Lamb in the North Norfolk constituency.[8]

References
  1. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. Lawes, Ruth. "General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Linkedin".
  6. "James Wild - a former special advisor to the defence secretary - chosen as Tory candidate for North Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. "Vote Leave takes back control: the advisers and officers of Johnson's new regime". Conservative Home. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. "General election 2017: Tory aides involved in scuffle". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Bellingham 		Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk
2019–present		 Incumbent
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