# 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)

| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| 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 |
| Vacant | | |

## 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.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| Marcus Fysh | On or before 8 June 2020 | October 2020 |