James Stephen Wharton (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 the 2017 general election.
Wharton was appointed Minister for the Northern Powerhouse after his reelection in 2015 and moved to a ministerial position in the Department for International Development by Theresa May in 2016.