| Post: | United Kingdom Vice-President of the Board of Trade |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government |
| Appointer: | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Style: | The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Vice-President of the Board of Trade |
| Member Of: | Privy Council |
| Department: | Board of Trade UK Export Finance |
| Reports To: | The President of the Board of Trade |
| Termlength: | 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. 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]
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1786 | 8 August 1789 | ||
| The Marquess of Graham (Duke of Montrose from 23 September 1790) | 8 August 1789 | 20 October 1790 | |
| 20 October 1790 | 18 November 1801 | ||
| 18 November 1801 | 8 February 1804 | ||
| Nathaniel Bond | 8 February 1804 | 6 June 1804 | |
| 6 June 1804 | 5 February 1806 | ||
| 5 February 1806 | 30 March 1807 | ||
| 30 March 1807 | 29 September 1812 | ||
| 29 September 1812 | 24 January 1818 | ||
| 24 January 1818 | 3 April 1823 | ||
| 3 April 1823 | 5 February 1828 | ||
| 5 February 1828 | 30 May 1828 | ||
| 30 May 1828 | 22 November 1830 | ||
| 22 November 1830 | 20 December 1834 | ||
| 20 December 1834 | 6 May 1835 | ||
| 6 May 1835 | 29 August 1839 | ||
| 29 August 1839 | 28 June 1841 | ||
| 28 June 1841 | 3 September 1841 | ||
| 3 September 1841 | 10 June 1843 | ||
| 10 June 1843 | 5 February 1845 | ||
| 5 February 1845 | 8 July 1846 | ||
| 8 July 1846 | 8 May 1848 | ||
| 8 May 1848 | 11 February 1852 | ||
| 11 February 1852 | 27 February 1852 | ||
| 27 February 1852 | 4 January 1853 | ||
| 4 January 1853 | 31 March 1855 | ||
| 31 March 1855 | 13 August 1855 | ||
| 13 August 1855 | 6 April 1858 | ||
| 6 April 1858 | 3 March 1859 | ||
| 3 March 1859 | 18 June 1859 | ||
| 18 June 1859 | 12 August 1859 | ||
| 12 August 1859 | 22 February 1860 | ||
| 22 February 1860 | 29 November 1865 | ||
| 29 November 1865 | 12 March 1866 | ||
| 12 March 1866 | 10 July 1866 | ||
| 10 July 1866 | 12 August 1867 | ||
| Vacant |
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]