thumb|right|200px|The Hon. [[Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby|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 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)

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! Name !! Entered office !! Left office

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|William Grenville || 23 August 1786 || 8 August 1789

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|James Graham, Marquess of Graham <br /> (Duke of Montrose from <br /> 23 September 1790) || 8 August 1789 || 20 October 1790

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|Dudley Ryder || 20 October 1790 || 18 November 1801

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|Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie || 18 November 1801 || 8 February 1804

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|Nathaniel Bond || 8 February 1804 || 6 June 1804

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|George Rose || 6 June 1804 || 5 February 1806

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|Richard Temple-Grenville, Earl Temple || 5 February 1806 || 30 March 1807

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|George Rose || 30 March 1807 || 29 September 1812

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|Frederick John Robinson || 29 September 1812 || 24 January 1818

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|Thomas Wallace || 24 January 1818 || 3 April 1823

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|Charles Grant || 3 April 1823 || 5 February 1828

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|Thomas Frankland Lewis || 5 February 1828 || 30 May 1828

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|Thomas Courtenay || 30 May 1828 || 22 November 1830

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|Charles Poulett Thomson || 22 November 1830 || 20 December 1834

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|William Lowther, Viscount Lowther || 20 December 1834 || 6 May 1835

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|Henry Labouchere || 6 May 1835 || 29 August 1839

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|Richard Lalor Sheil || 29 August 1839 || 28 June 1841

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|Fox Maule || 28 June 1841 || 3 September 1841

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|William Gladstone || 3 September 1841 || 10 June 1843

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|James Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie || 10 June 1843 || 5 February 1845

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|Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet || 5 February 1845 || 8 July 1846

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|Thomas Milner Gibson || 8 July 1846 || 8 May 1848

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|Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville || 8 May 1848 || 11 February 1852

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|Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley || 11 February 1852 || 27 February 1852

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|Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester || 27 February 1852 || 4 January 1853

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|Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley || 4 January 1853 || 31 March 1855

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|Edward Pleydell-Bouverie || 31 March 1855 || 13 August 1855

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|Robert Lowe || 13 August 1855 || 6 April 1858

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|Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore || 6 April 1858 || 3 March 1859

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|Algernon Percy, Baron Lovaine || 3 March 1859 || 18 June 1859

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|James Wilson || 18 June 1859 || 12 August 1859

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|William Francis Cowper || 12 August 1859 || 22 February 1860

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|William Hutt || 22 February 1860 || 29 November 1865

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|George Goschen || 29 November 1865 || 12 March 1866

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|William Monsell || 12 March 1866 || 10 July 1866

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|Stephen Cave || 10 July 1866 || 12 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.

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! Name !! Entered office !! Left office

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|Marcus Fysh ||On or before 8 June 2020

| October 2020

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