Deputy President of the Board of Trade


The office of Vice-president of the Board of Trade was 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.
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. This appears to have been a one-off appointment, and this role no longer exists.

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

NameEntered officeLeft office
William Grenville23 August 17868 August 1789
James Graham, Marquess of Graham
8 August 178920 October 1790
Dudley Ryder20 October 179018 November 1801
Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie18 November 18018 February 1804
Nathaniel Bond8 February 18046 June 1804
George Rose6 June 18045 February 1806
Richard Temple-Grenville, Earl Temple5 February 180630 March 1807
George Rose30 March 180729 September 1812
Frederick John Robinson29 September 181224 January 1818
Thomas Wallace24 January 18183 April 1823
Charles Grant3 April 18235 February 1828
Thomas Frankland Lewis5 February 182830 May 1828
Thomas Courtenay30 May 182822 November 1830
Charles Poulett Thomson22 November 183020 December 1834
William Lowther, Viscount Lowther20 December 18346 May 1835
Henry Labouchere6 May 183529 August 1839
Richard Lalor Sheil29 August 183928 June 1841
Fox Maule28 June 18413 September 1841
William Gladstone3 September 184110 June 1843
James Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie10 June 18435 February 1845
Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet5 February 18458 July 1846
Thomas Milner Gibson8 July 18468 May 1848
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville8 May 184811 February 1852
Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley11 February 185227 February 1852
Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester27 February 18524 January 1853
Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley4 January 185331 March 1855
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie31 March 185513 August 1855
Robert Lowe13 August 18556 April 1858
Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore6 April 18583 March 1859
Algernon Percy, Baron Lovaine3 March 185918 June 1859
James Wilson18 June 185912 August 1859
William Francis Cowper12 August 185922 February 1860
William Hutt22 February 186029 November 1865
George Goschen29 November 186512 March 1866
William Monsell12 March 186610 July 1866
Stephen Cave10 July 186612 August 1867
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Deputy President of the Board of Trade, 2020

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. This was later mentioned in a press release about updated membership.
NameEntered officeLeft office
Marcus FyshOn or before 8 June 2020October 2020