| Post: | United Kingdom Vice-President of the Board of Trade |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).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 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.[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]