James Wild (politician)
James Wild | |
|---|---|
 Wild in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Bellingham |
| Majority | 19,922 (42.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Oliver Wild 5 January 1977[1] Norwich, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
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]
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] 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 Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb in the North Norfolk constituency.[8]
References
- ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Lawes, Ruth. "General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Linkedin".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "James Wild - a former special advisor to the defence secretary - chosen as Tory candidate for North Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Vote Leave takes back control: the advisers and officers of Johnson's new regime". Conservative Home. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "General election 2017: Tory aides involved in scuffle". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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