James Gray, CStJ (born 7 November 1954) is a British politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for North Wiltshire from 1997 to 2024.

Gray was then engaged as a ship broker with Anderson Hughes before being admitted to the Freedom of the City of London in 1978, since when he has been a member of the Baltic Exchange.

His particular responsibility was to the Ministers of State for Housing, Local Government and the Environment from 1992 until 1995, when he became a Director of the public affairs consultancy Westminster Strategy.

Gray denied allegations that he had taken photographs of a "dying soldier" posted on the blog of Iain Dale,[8] stating that after a reminder to delete any images including injured servicemen, he had checked his camera and found none.

[10][11] At the 2024 General Election, Gray stood in the newly created constituency of South Cotswolds: he was defeated by a margin of 4,973 votes to the Liberal Democrat candidate, Roz Savage.

He was also a member of the all-party groups for Financial Markets and Services, Middle Way (hunting and animal welfare), Minerals, Racing and Bloodstock Industries and Solvent Abuse.

[13] Gray has signed several early day motions, sponsored by Conservative MP David Tredinnick, in support of the continued funding of homeopathy on the NHS.

[17] In a House of Commons debate on 9 December 2010, Thomas Docherty, the Labour Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife accused Gray of directing a "racist remark" towards Willie Bain.

Further to that, as a Scot born, bred and educated, who never left the borders of Scotland until the age of 21, I think that unlike [Thomas Docherty], I have the highest respect and love for my native heath.

"[19][non-primary source needed] In March 2019, Gray was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.

[24] In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Gray contested the new South Cotswolds constituency but was defeated by Liberal Democrat Roz Savage.

[28] Details of Gray's expenses, published by House of Commons Authorities, show that he was never reimbursed for the cost of Remembrance Sunday wreaths.

The marriage ended in 2006, after it emerged that Gray was having an affair with a married woman, Philippa Mayo, while his wife was fighting breast cancer.

[31] Gray had met Philippa Mayo, then Director of the Countryside Alliance's pro-hunting campaign, while organising Conservative opposition to the anti-hunting bill.