James Wharton, Baron Wharton of Yarm
British politician (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Stephen Wharton, Baron Wharton of Yarm (born 16 February 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for his home constituency of Stockton South from the 2010 general election, until losing his seat in the 2017 general election.[1] Wharton was appointed Minister for the Northern Powerhouse after his re-election in 2015 and moved to a ministerial position in the Department for International Development by Theresa May in 2016. In September 2020, he took his seat as a member of the House of Lords, taking the title Baron Wharton of Yarm.
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The Lord Wharton of Yarm | |
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Chair of the Office for Students | |
Assumed office 1 April 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Michael Barber |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development | |
In office 17 July 2016 – 8 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Nick Hurd |
Succeeded by | Zac Goldsmith (2019) |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Northern Powerhouse | |
In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt |
Succeeded by | Andrew Percy |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 10 September 2020 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Stockton South | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Dari Taylor |
Succeeded by | Paul Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | James Stephen Wharton (1984-02-16) 16 February 1984 (age 40) Wolviston, County Durham, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | University College, Durham University of Law |
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