James Wild

James Oliver Wild (born 5 January 1977) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Norfolk since 2019. He has been Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury since November 2024, and was Shadow Minister for Education from July to November 2024.

Early life and career James Wild was born on 5 January 1977 in Norwich, the son of Keith and Rhona Wild. He attended Manor Road Primary School, the fee-paying Norwich School, and later studied at Queen Mary College, University of London, where he obtained a BA in politics in 1998.

In 1999, he became Head of Information and Research at the Communication Group, holding the role until 2001. From 2000 to 2001, he was Business Policy Advisor to the Conservative Research Department. Wild worked as a Senior Account Executive for Politics Direct from 2001 to 2004. At the 2019 general election, Wild was elected as MP for North West Norfolk with 65.7% of the vote and a majority of 19,922.

On 16 January 2020, Wild delivered his Maiden Speech in the House of Commons in the Health and Social Care debate. Wild was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from March 2020 to November 2022.

Wild was critical of the cost of the NHS Test and Trace system, saying that "mistakes have been made". Wild highlighted the "overuse of consultants" as a particular problem.

Wild condemned the approach of the Metropolitan Police to the Sarah Everard vigil, saying "policing is by consent" and that "tonight the [Metropolitan Police] have failed [and] the scenes of women being manhandled at a vigil are appalling".

In March 2021, Wild asked the BBC Director General, Tim Davie, about the lack of union flags in the BBC's annual report. Wild suggested that the upcoming annual report could include "some imagery around the union flag".

In the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Wild supported Rishi Sunak.

At the 2024 general election, Wild was re-elected to Parliament as MP for North West Norfolk with a decreased vote share of 36.1% and a decreased majority of 4,954.

Personal life Wild married Natalie Evans in 2010, who became a life peer in 2014. She served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 2016 to 2022.

He is a member of Norwich City Football Club.