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{{short description|British conservative politician}}
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br />for [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|1|5}}
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| birth_place = [[Norwich]], England
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| birth_name = James Oliver Wild
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| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
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| spouse = [[Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park|The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]]
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'''James Oliver Wild'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn|title=Members Sworn|website=Hansard.parliament.uk|date=18 December 2019|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> (born 5 January 1977)<ref name="politicsuk">{{cite web |title=Wild, James |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/wild-james/ |website=Politics.co.uk |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Norfolk North West (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]] since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000859|url-status=live|access-date=13 December 2019|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
'''James Oliver Wild''' (born 5 January 1977) is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]] since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Wild, James Oliver, (born 5 Jan. 1977), MP (C) North West Norfolk, since 2019|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-293967|access-date=1 May 2021|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2020|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293967|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4}}</ref>


==Education and career==
==Early life and career==
Wild attended the fee-paying [[Norwich School]], and later studied at [[Queen Mary University of London|Queen Mary College]], [[University of London (SOAS)|University of London]], where he obtained a BA in politics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lawes|first=Ruth|title=General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-conservative-candidate-chosen-north-west-norfolk-1-6370532|url-status=live|access-date=2020-04-17|website=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|language=en}}</ref>
James Wild was born 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 University of London|Queen Mary College]], [[University of London (SOAS)|University of London]], where he obtained a BA in politics in 1998.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lawes|first=Ruth|title=General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-conservative-candidate-chosen-north-west-norfolk-1-6370532|access-date=17 April 2020|website=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|date=11 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


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.<ref name=":0" />
After university he worked in public relations for [[T-Mobile|T Mobile]] and 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, a Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 (UK)|Conservative Party]] candidate for North West Norfolk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-wild-391495b|title=Linkedin}}</ref>


He then worked in public relations, initially as a Public Affairs Manager for [[T-Mobile US|T Mobile]] (from 2004 to 2009), and then as an Account Director for Hanover Communications (from 2009 to 2012).<ref name=":0" />
== Member of Parliament ==
Wild entered the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on 13 December 2019.


From 2012 to 2014, Wild was a [[Special adviser (UK)|Special Advisor]] to the [[Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy|Minister for Business and Energy]]. He became a Special Adviser to the [[Secretary of State for Defence]] in 2014, remaining in the role until 2017. He was made Chief of Staff to the [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] and [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] in 2018, and the following year, became a Senior Special Adviser to the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]].<ref name=":0" />
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On 16 January 2020, James Wild delivered his [[Maiden speech|Maiden Speech]] in the House of Commons in the Health and Social Care debate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 January 2020|title=Health and Social Care - Thursday 16 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-01-16/debates/8FF34846-E79D-40FD-9B8C-B0DF1CDC96F6/HealthAndSocialCare#contribution-AB4F7A46-F7D8-434D-AFE5-A976F8EE0C78|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[Hansard]]}}</ref>


== Parliamentary career ==
Wild has been a member of [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|Public Accounts Committee]] since 2 March 2020.
In November 2019, he became the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] candidate for [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Linkedin|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-wild-391495b}}</ref> At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Wild was elected as MP for North West Norfolk with 65.7% of the vote and a majority of 19,922.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norfolk North West Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000859 |access-date=19 November 2019 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref>


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On 16 January 2020, Wild delivered his [[Maiden speech|Maiden Speech]] in the House of Commons in the Health and Social Care debate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 January 2020|title=Health and Social Care - Thursday 16 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-01-16/debates/8FF34846-E79D-40FD-9B8C-B0DF1CDC96F6/HealthAndSocialCare#contribution-AB4F7A46-F7D8-434D-AFE5-A976F8EE0C78|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[Hansard]]}}</ref> Wild was a member of the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Place|first=Clarissa|date=10 March 2021|title=Norfolk MP on Commons committee slams 'extraordinary' test-and-trace cost|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/james-wild-discusses-test-and-trace-report-7816776|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>


Wild condemned the approach of the [[Metropolitan Police]] to the [[Death of Sarah Everard#Clapham Common vigil|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".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hannant|first=David|date=16 March 2021|title=Norfolk MPs condemn Met Police response to Sarah Everard vigil|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-mps-react-to-sarah-everard-vigil-7824850|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Place|first=Clarissa|date=10 March 2021|title=Norfolk MP on Commons committee slams 'extraordinary' test-and-trace cost|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/james-wild-discusses-test-and-trace-report-7816776|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>


Wild condemned the approach of the [[Metropolitan Police]] to the [[Death of Sarah Everard#Clapham Common vigil|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".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hannant|first=David|date=16 March 2021|title=Norfolk MPs condemn Met Police response to Sarah Everard vigil|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-mps-react-to-sarah-everard-vigil-7824850|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
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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 include "some imagery around the union flag".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Syal|first=Rajeev|date=22 March 2021|title=BBC chief told to use 'more than one union jack' in annual report|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/22/bbc-chief-told-to-use-more-than-one-union-jack-in-annual-report|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=James|first=Liam|date=22 March 2021|title=Tory MP asks BBC director general why no union jacks feature in corporation’s annual report|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/union-jack-flag-bbc-tim-davie-b1820715.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2021|title=James Wild MP for NW Norfolk on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/jamesowild/status/1374052717841223683|url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>


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In March 2021, Wild asked the BBC Director General, [[Tim Davie]], about the lack of [[Union Jack|union flags]] in the BBC's annual report. Wild suggested that the upcoming annual report could include "some imagery around the union flag".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Syal|first=Rajeev|date=22 March 2021|title=BBC chief told to use 'more than one union jack' in annual report|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/22/bbc-chief-told-to-use-more-than-one-union-jack-in-annual-report|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=James|first=Liam|date=22 March 2021|title=Tory MP asks BBC director general why no union jacks feature in corporation's annual report|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/union-jack-flag-bbc-tim-davie-b1820715.html|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2021|title=James Wild MP for NW Norfolk on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/jamesowild/status/1374052717841223683|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>
==Controversy==

On the night of the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Wild and his brother were involved in a scuffle with a reporter, following Wild's failure to unseat former [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] MP [[Sir Norman Lamb]] in the [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=General election 2017: Tory aides involved in scuffle|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-40222212/general-election-2017-tory-aides-involved-in-scuffle|url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2020|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
In the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]], Wild supported [[Rishi Sunak]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=First Norfolk endorsement for Rishi Sunak |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23069710.first-norfolk-endorsement-rishi-sunak/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Wild is married to [[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]], who currently serves as [[Leader of the House of Lords]] and [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=James Wild - a former special advisor to the defence secretary - chosen as Tory candidate for North Norfolk|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/james-wild-a-former-special-advisor-to-the-defence-secretary-chosen-as-tory-candidate-for-north-norfolk-1-4998156|url-status=live|access-date=15 December 2019|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2019/07/vote-leave-takes-back-control-the-advisers-and-officers-of-johnsons-new-regime.html |title=Vote Leave takes back control: the advisers and officers of Johnson's new regime |work=Conservative Home |access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>
Wild married [[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park|Natalie Evans]] in 2010, who became a [[life peer]] in 2014. She served as [[Leader of the House of Lords]] and [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]] from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliamentary career for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4329/career}}</ref>

He is a member of [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City Football Club]].<ref name=":0" />


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James Wild
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for North West Norfolk
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded bySir Henry Bellingham
Majority4,954 (11.1%)
Personal details
Born
James Oliver Wild

(1977-01-05) 5 January 1977 (age 47)
Norwich, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Alma materQueen Mary University of London

James Oliver Wild (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.[1]

Early life and career

James Wild was born 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.[1][2]

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.[1]

He then worked in public relations, initially as a Public Affairs Manager for T Mobile (from 2004 to 2009), and then as an Account Director for Hanover Communications (from 2009 to 2012).[1]

From 2012 to 2014, Wild was a Special Advisor to the Minister for Business and Energy. He became a Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence in 2014, remaining in the role until 2017. He was made Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office in 2018, and the following year, became a Senior Special Adviser to the Prime Minister.[1]

Parliamentary career

In November 2019, he became the Conservative Party candidate for North West Norfolk.[3] 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.[4]

On 16 January 2020, Wild delivered his Maiden Speech in the House of Commons in the Health and Social Care debate.[5] 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.[6]

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".[7]

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".[8][9][10]

In the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Wild supported Rishi Sunak.[11]

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.[12]

He is a member of Norwich City Football Club.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wild, James Oliver, (born 5 Jan. 1977), MP (C) North West Norfolk, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293967. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ Lawes, Ruth (11 November 2019). "General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Linkedin".
  4. ^ "Norfolk North West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Health and Social Care - Thursday 16 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament". Hansard. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ Place, Clarissa (10 March 2021). "Norfolk MP on Commons committee slams 'extraordinary' test-and-trace cost". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ Hannant, David (16 March 2021). "Norfolk MPs condemn Met Police response to Sarah Everard vigil". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ Syal, Rajeev (22 March 2021). "BBC chief told to use 'more than one union jack' in annual report". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ James, Liam (22 March 2021). "Tory MP asks BBC director general why no union jacks feature in corporation's annual report". The Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "James Wild MP for NW Norfolk on Twitter". Twitter. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "First Norfolk endorsement for Rishi Sunak". Eastern Daily Press. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Parliamentary career for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park".
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