Deputy President of the Board of Trade

Ministerial Position in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Vice-President of the Board of Trade

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Board of Trade
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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 Hon. Dudley Ryder, later 1st Earl of Harrowby, who served as vice-president of the Board of Trade from 1790 to 1801.

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. The office 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]

## Vice-Presidents of the Board of Trade, 1786–1867 (currently in abeyance)

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Name | Entered office | Left office

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William Grenville | 23 August 1786 | 8 August 1789
The Marquess of Graham
(Duke of Montrose from
23 September 1790) | 8 August 1789 | 20 October 1790
Hon. Dudley Ryder | 20 October 1790 | 18 November 1801
The Lord Glenbervie | 18 November 1801 | 8 February 1804
Nathaniel Bond | 8 February 1804 | 6 June 1804
George Rose | 6 June 1804 | 5 February 1806
Earl Temple | 5 February 1806 | 30 March 1807
George Rose | 30 March 1807 | 29 September 1812
Hon. Frederick John Robinson | 29 September 1812 | 24 January 1818
Thomas Wallace | 24 January 1818 | 3 April 1823
Charles Grant | 3 April 1823 | 5 February 1828
Thomas Frankland Lewis | 5 February 1828 | 30 May 1828
Thomas Courtenay | 30 May 1828 | 22 November 1830
Charles Poulett Thomson | 22 November 1830 | 20 December 1834
Viscount Lowther | 20 December 1834 | 6 May 1835
Henry Labouchere | 6 May 1835 | 29 August 1839
Richard Lalor Sheil | 29 August 1839 | 28 June 1841
Hon. Fox Maule | 28 June 1841 | 3 September 1841
William Gladstone | 3 September 1841 | 10 June 1843
The Earl of Dalhousie | 10 June 1843 | 5 February 1845
Sir George Clerk, Bt | 5 February 1845 | 8 July 1846
Thomas Milner Gibson | 8 July 1846 | 8 May 1848
The Earl Granville | 8 May 1848 | 11 February 1852
The Lord Stanley of Alderley | 11 February 1852 | 27 February 1852
The Lord Colchester | 27 February 1852 | 4 January 1853
The Lord Stanley of Alderley | 4 January 1853 | 31 March 1855
Hon. Edward Pleydell-Bouverie | 31 March 1855 | 13 August 1855
Robert Lowe | 13 August 1855 | 6 April 1858
The Earl of Donoughmore | 6 April 1858 | 3 March 1859
Lord Lovaine | 3 March 1859 | 18 June 1859
James Wilson | 18 June 1859 | 12 August 1859
William Francis Cowper | 12 August 1859 | 22 February 1860
William Hutt | 22 February 1860 | 29 November 1865
George Goschen | 29 November 1865 | 12 March 1866
William Monsell | 12 March 1866 | 10 July 1866
Stephen Cave | 10 July 1866 | 12 August 1867
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## Deputy President of the Board of Trade, 2020

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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]

Name | Entered office | Left office

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Marcus Fysh | On or before 8 June 2020 | October 2020[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 3, Officials of the Boards of Trade 1660-1870". British History Online. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. ^ Stuart, Graham. "Board of Trade: Membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. ^ "Board of Trade". UK Government. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. ^ Stuart, Graham. "Board of Trade: Membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. ^ "Government announces new Board of Trade". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

* 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.