Deputy President of the Board of Trade

United Kingdom Vice-President of the Board of Trade
Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government
Board of Trade UK Export Finance
Style	The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Vice-President of the Board of Trade
Member of	Privy Council
Reports to	The President of the Board of Trade
Appointer	The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term

The office of Vice-president of the Board of Trade is a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom at the Board of Trade, within the Department for Business and Trade. The office of Vice-president was created in 1786 but fell into abeyance in 1867. From 1848 onwards, the office was held concurrently with that of Paymaster General. The office of vice-president itself was effectively succeeded by that of Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade but the role is extant.^[1]

Notable holders of the office of vice-president include Lord Grenville, William Gladstone, Lord Goderich and the Earl Granville.

In 2020, there was an unusual appointment of a Deputy President of the Board of Trade to assist the President, but the holder remained only an adviser to the Board.^[2] This appears to have been a one-off appointment, and this role no longer exists.^[3]

At some point on or before 8 June 2020, when it was mentioned in answer to a written parliamentary question, the Board of Trade had begun to be served by a Deputy President, in the person of the backbencher Marcus Fysh MP.^[4] This was later mentioned in a press release about updated membership.^[5]

• Sainty, J.C (1974). "Committee of the Privy Council for trade and plantations 1786–1870: General department". Office-Holders in Modern Britain Vol. III: Officials of the Board of Trade 1660–1870.