James Lorimer (born 19 February 1962) is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries.

Lorimer was born in Johannesburg in 1962 and educated at St Stithians College and University of Witwatersrand.

He also worked freelance for the likes of the US National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

From 1999, Lorimer acted as a media consultant and trainer in South Africa and in Indonesia, East Timor, Tanzania, Sudan and Thailand.

In 2003, Lorimer entered politics as media director to Tony Leon, leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), official opposition to the ANC.