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President of the Board of Trade

Head of the Board of Trade, a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom


Head of the Board of Trade, a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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President of the Board of Trade
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insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionRoyal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government
imagePeter Kyle Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025.jpg
incumbentPeter Kyle
incumbentsince5 September 2025
appointerThe Sovereign
on advice of the Prime Minister
style
member_of
department
reports_toThe Prime Minister
seatWestminster, London
termlengthNo fixed term

President of the Board of Trade on advice of the Prime Minister The president of the Board of Trade is head of the Board of Trade. A committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, it was first established as a temporary committee of inquiry in the 17th century that evolved gradually into a government department with diverse functions. The current holder of the post is Peter Kyle, who is concurrently the secretary of state for business and trade.

History

The idea of a Board of Trade was first translated into action by Oliver Cromwell in 1655 when he appointed his son Richard Cromwell to head a body of Lords of the Privy Council, judges and merchants to consider measures to promote trade. Charles II established a Council of Trade on 7 November 1660, followed by a Council of Foreign Plantations on 1 December that year. The two were united on 16 September 1672 as the Board of Trade and Plantations.

After the Board was re-established in 1696, there were 15 (and later 16) members of the Boardthe 7 (later 8) great officers of state, and eight unofficial members, who did the majority of the work. The senior unofficial board member was the board president, commonly known as the first lord of trade. The board was abolished on 11 July 1782, but a Committee of the Privy Council was established on 5 March 1784 for the same purposes. On 23 August 1786, a new committee was set up, more strongly focused on commercial functions than the previous boards of trade. At first, the president of the Board of Trade only occasionally sat in the Cabinet. Still, from the early 19th century, it was usually a cabinet-level position.

In 2020, there was an unusual appointment of a deputy president to assist the president. Still, the holder remained only an adviser to the board. This appears to have been a one-off appointment, and this role no longer exists. However, the president was previously assisted by the vice president.

List of presidents of the Board of Trade

First Lord of Trade (1672–1782)

First LordTerm of officeMonarchCharles II
(1660–1685)William III
(1689–1702)Anne
(1702–1714George I
(1714–1727George II
(1727–1760George III
(1760–1820)
[[File:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.jpg75px]]Anthony Ashley Cooper
1st Earl of Shaftesbury16 September
16721676
[[File:Portrait of John Egerton 3rd Earl of Bridgewater.jpg75px]]John Egerton
3rd Earl of Bridgewater16 December
16959 June
1699
[[File:Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford.jpg75px]]Thomas Grey
2nd Earl of Stamford9 June
169919 June
1702
[[File:Weymouthlord.jpg75px]]Thomas Thynne
1st Viscount Weymouth19 June
17021705
[[File:Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford.jpg75px]]Thomas Grey
2nd Earl of Stamford170512 June
1711
[[File:FinchArms.svg75px]]Charles Finch
4th Earl of Winchilsea12 June
171115 September
1713
[[File:Francis North, 2nd Baron Guildford (1673-1729), circle of Thomas Murray (1663-1734).jpg75px]]Francis North
2nd Baron Guilford15 September
1713September
1714
[[File:Blank.png75px]]William Berkeley
4th Baron Berkeley of StrattonSeptember
171412 May
1715
[[File:Blank.png75px]]Henry Howard
6th Earl of Suffolk12 May
171531 January
1718
[[File:Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness (1681-1721), by Charles d'Agar.jpg75px]]Robert Darcy
3rd Earl of Holderness31 January
171811 May
1719
[[File:Blank.png75px]]Thomas Fane
6th Earl of Westmorland11 May
1719May
1735
[[File:Blank.png75px]]Benjamin Mildmay
1st Earl FitzwalterMay
1735June
1737
[[File:Blank.png75px]]John Monson
1st Baron MonsonJune
17371 November
1748
[[File:2ndEarlofHalifaxByJoshuaReynoldsNSArtGallery.jpg75px]]George Montagu-Dunk
2nd Earl of Halifax1 November
174821 March
1761
[[File:1stLordSandys.jpg75px]]Samuel Sandys
1st Baron Sandys21 March
17611 March
1763
[[File:CharlesTownshend.jpg75px]]Charles Townshend1 March
176320 April
1763
[[File:William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne by Jean Laurent Mosnier.jpg75px]]William Petty
2nd Earl of Shelburne20 April
17639 September
1763
[[File:1stMarquessOfDownshire.jpg75px]]Wills Hill
Earl of Hillsborough9 September
176320 July
1765
[[File:William Legge, Second Earl of Dartmouth, by Nathaniel Hone I, 1777, from the Hood Museum of Art - P.960.100.jpg75px]]William Legge
2nd Earl of Dartmouth20 July
176516 August
1766
[[File:1stMarquessOfDownshire.jpg75px]]Wills Hill
Earl of Hillsborough16 August
1766December
1766
[[File:Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) - Robert Craggs Nugent, Lord Clare (1709–1788) - PCF44 - City Hall, Bristol.jpg75px]]Robert Nugent
Viscount Clare19 January
176720 January
1768
[[File:1stMarquessOfDownshire.jpg75px]]Wills Hill
Earl of Hillsborough20 January
176831 August
1772
[[File:William Legge, Second Earl of Dartmouth, by Nathaniel Hone I, 1777, from the Hood Museum of Art - P.960.100.jpg75px]]William Legge
2nd Earl of Dartmouth31 August
177210 November
1775
[[File:MarshGeorge1800George Germain (cropped).jpg75px]]George Germain
1st Viscount Sackville10 November
17756 November
1779
[[File:Romney - Frederick Howard, Fifth Earl of Carlisle.jpg75px]]Frederick Howard
5th Earl of Carlisle6 November
17799 December
1780
[[File:Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron.jpg75px]]Thomas Robinson
2nd Baron Grantham9 December
178011 July
1782

President of the Committee on Trade and Foreign Plantations (1784–1786)

President of the CommitteeTerm of officePartyMinistryMonarchWhigs (British political party)}}"George III
(1760–1820)
[[File:Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart.jpg75px]]Thomas Townshend
1st Viscount Sydney5 March
178423 August
1786WhigPitt I

President of the Board of Trade (1786–1963)

President of the Board
ConstituencyTerm of officePartyMinistryMonarchRefTories (British political party)}}"George III
(1760–1820)Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"George IV
(1820–1830)Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"William IV
(1830–1837)Whigs (British political party)}}"Whigs (British political party)}}"Tories (British political party)}}"Whigs (British political party)}}"Victoria
(1837–1901)Whigs (British political party)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Whigs (British political party)}}"Whigs (British political party)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Peelite}}"Whigs (British political party)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Edward VII
(1901–1910)Conservative Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"George V
(1910–1936)Liberal Party (UK)}}"Liberal Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}"Edward VIII
(1936)George VI
(1936–1952)Conservative Party (UK)}}"Independent politician}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Independent politician}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"
[[File:Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool by George Romney.jpg75px]]Charles Jenkinson
1st Earl of Liverpool23 August
17867 June
1804ToryPitt I
Addington
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]James Graham
3rd Duke of Montrose7 June
18045 February
1806ToryPitt II
[[File:Sir Thomas Lawrence - William Eden, First Lord Auckland, M. P. - 2005.201 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg75px]]William Eden
1st Baron Auckland5 February
180631 March
1807IndependentAll the Talents
[[File:Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst by William Salter.jpg75px]]Henry Bathurst
3rd Earl Bathurst31 March
180729 September
1812ToryPortland II
Perceval
Liverpool
[[File:Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty by Joseph Paelinck.jpg75px]]Richard Trench
2nd Earl of Clancarty29 September
181224 January
1818Tory
[[File:Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon by Sir Thomas Lawrence cropped.jpg75px]]F. J. Robinson
MP for Ripon24 January
181821 February
1823Tory
[[File:William Huskisson by Richard Rothwell.jpg75px]]William Huskisson
MP for Liverpool21 February
18234 September
1827Tory
Canning
[[File:Lord-glenelg.jpg75px]]Charles Grant
MP for Inverness-shire4 September
182711 June
1828ToryGoderich
Wellington–Peel
[[File:Vesy fitz small.jpg75x75px]]William Vesey-FitzGerald
MP for Newport (Cornwall)11 June
18282 February
1830Tory
[[File:John Charles Herries.jpg75px]]John Charles Herries
MP for Harwich2 February
183022 November
1830Tory
[[File:George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.png75px]]George Eden
Lord Auckland22 November
18305 June
1834WhigGrey
Melbourne I
[[File:Lord Sydenham.jpg75px]]Charles Poulett Thomson
MP for Manchester5 June
183414 November
1834Whig
[[File:AlexanderBaring.jpg75px]]Alexander Baring
MP for North Essex15 December
18348 April
1835ToryWellington Caretaker
Peel I
[[File:Lord Sydenham.jpg75px]]Charles Poulett Thomson
MP for Manchester8 April
183529 August
1839WhigMelbourne II
[[File:Charles Baugniet00a.jpg75px]]Henry Labouchere
MP for Taunton29 August
183930 August
1841Whig
[[File:Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon by Sir Thomas Lawrence cropped.jpg75px]]F. J. Robinson
Earl of Ripon3 September
184115 May
1843ConservativePeel II
[[File:William Ewart Gladstone CDV 1861 for infobox.jpg75px]]William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Newark15 May
18435 February
1845Conservative
[[File:Dalhousie.jpg75px]]James Broun-Ramsay
Earl of Dalhousie5 February
184527 June
1846Conservative
[[File:4thEarlOfClarendon.jpg75px]]George Villiers
4th Earl of Clarendon6 July
184622 July
1847WhigRussell I
[[File:Charles Baugniet00a.jpg75px]]Henry Labouchere
MP for Taunton22 July
184721 February
1852Whig
[[File:Joseph Warner Henley.jpg75px]]J. W. Henley
MP for Oxfordshire27 February
185217 December
1852ConservativeDerby–Disraeli I
[[File:1stViscountCardwell.jpg75px]]Edward Cardwell
MP for Oxford28 December
185231 March
1855PeeliteAberdeen
[[File:Stanley of Adderley2.JPG75px]]Edward Stanley
2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley31 March
185521 February
1858WhigPalmerston
[[File:Joseph Warner Henley.jpg75px]]J. W. Henley
MP for Oxfordshire26 February
18583 March
1859ConservativeDerby–Disraeli II
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Richard Hely-Hutchinson
4th Earl of Donoughmore3 March
185911 June
1859Conservative
[[File:Thomas Milner Gibson.JPG75px]]Thomas Milner Gibson
MP for Ashton-under-Lyne6 July
185926 June
1866LiberalPalmerston II
Russell III
[[File:Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh.jpg75px]]Stafford Northcote
1st Earl of Iddesleigh6 July
18668 March
1867ConservativeDerby–Disraeli III
[[File:Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon.jpg75px]]Charles Gordon-Lennox
6th Duke of Richmond8 March
18671 December
1868Conservative
[[File:John Bright.jpg75px]]John Bright
MP for Birmingham9 December
186814 January
1871LiberalGladstone I
[[File:1st Baron Carlingford.jpg75px]]Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue
MP for County Louth14 January
187117 February
1874Liberal
[[File:Charles Bowyer Adderley, Lord Norton.jpg75px]]Charles Adderley
1st Baron Norton21 February
18744 April
1878ConservativeDisraeli II
[[File:DFS Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby, Lock & Whitfield.jpg75px]]Dudley Ryder
Viscount Sandon
MP for Liverpool4 April
187821 April
1880Conservative
[[File:Joseph Chamberlain in colour.jpg75px]]Joseph Chamberlain
MP for Birmingham3 May
18809 June
1885LiberalGladstone II
[[File:Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon.jpg75px]]Charles Gordon-Lennox
6th Duke of Richmond24 June
188519 August
1885ConservativeSalisbury I
[[File:Edward Stanhope.jpg75px]]Edward Stanhope
MP for Horncastle19 August
188528 January
1886Conservative
[[File:Anthony Mundella.JPG75px]]A. J. Mundella
MP for Sheffield Brightside17 February
188620 July
1886LiberalGladstone III
[[File:Frederick Arthur Stanley.jpg75px]]Frederick Stanley
Lord Stanley of Preston3 August
188621 February
1888ConservativeSalisbury II
[[File:St Aldwyn Michael Edward Hicks-Beach (1st Earl).jpg75px]]Michael Hicks Beach
1st Earl St Aldwyn21 February
188811 August
1892Conservative
[[File:Anthony Mundella.JPG75px]]A. J. Mundella
MP for Sheffield Brightside18 August
189228 May
1894LiberalGladstone IV
[[File:1st Viscount Bryce 1902b.jpg75px]]James Bryce
MP for Aberdeen South28 May
189421 June
1895LiberalRosebery
[[File:Charles Thomson Ritchie headshot.jpg75px]]Charles Ritchie
MP for Croydon29 June
18957 November
1900ConservativeSalisbury III
[[File:GeraldBalfour.jpg75px]]Gerald Balfour
MP for Leeds Central7 November
190012 March
1905ConservativeSalisbury IV
Balfour
[[File:James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury.jpg75px]]James Gascoyne-Cecil
4th Marquess of Salisbury12 March
19054 December
1905Conservative
[[File:David Lloyd George 1902.jpg75px]]David Lloyd George
MP for Carnarvon Boroughs10 December
190512 April
1908LiberalCampbell-Bannerman
[[File:Churchill 1904 Q 42037.jpg75px]]Winston Churchill
MP for Dundee12 April
190814 February
1910LiberalAsquith I
[[File:Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton.jpg75px]]Sydney Buxton
MP for Poplar14 February
191011 February
1914LiberalAsquith II
Asquith III
[[File:John Burns.jpg75px]]John Burns
MP for Battersea11 February
19145 August
1914Liberal
[[File:Portrait of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford.jpg75px]]Walter Runciman
MP for Dewsbury5 August
19145 December
1916Liberal
Asquith Coalition
[[File:Lord Stanley by Hugh Cecil.jpg75px]]Albert Stanley
MP for Ashton-under-Lyne10 December
191626 May
1919ConservativeLloyd George I
Lloyd George II
[[File:Auckland Geddes.png75px]]Auckland Geddes
MP for Basingstoke26 May
191919 March
1920Conservative
[[File:Robert Horne cropped.jpg75px]]Robert Horne
MP for Glasgow Hillhead19 March
19201 April
1921Conservative
[[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg75px]]Stanley Baldwin
MP for Bewdley1 April
192119 October
1922Conservative
[[File:Lord Swinton.jpg75px]]Philip Cunliffe-Lister
MP for Hendon24 October
192222 January
1924ConservativeLaw
Baldwin I
[[File:Sidney Webb.jpg75px]]Sidney Webb
MP for Seaham22 January
19243 November
1924LabourMacDonald I
[[File:Lord Swinton.jpg75px]]Philip Cunliffe-Lister
MP for Hendon6 November
19244 June
1929ConservativeBaldwin II
[[File:Willie Graham.jpg75px]]William Graham
MP for Edinburgh Central7 June
192924 August
1931LabourMacDonald II
[[File:Lord Swinton.jpg75px]]Philip Cunliffe-Lister
MP for Hendon25 August
19315 November
1931ConservativeNational I
[[File:Portrait of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford.jpg75px]]Walter Runciman
MP for St Ives5 November
193128 May
1937Liberal NationalNational II
National III
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Oliver Stanley
MP for Westmorland28 May
19375 January
1940ConservativeNational IV
Chamberlain War
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Andrew Rae Duncan
MP for City of London5 January
19403 October
1940Independent
Churchill War
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Oliver Lyttelton
MP for Aldershot3 October
194029 June
1941Conservative
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Andrew Rae Duncan
MP for City of London29 June
19414 February
1942Independent
[[File:The Home Front in Britain during the Second World War- Personalities TR41.jpg75px]]John Jestyn Llewellin
MP for Uxbridge4 February
194222 February
1942Conservative
[[File:Hugh Dalton HU 059487 crop.jpg75px]]Hugh Dalton
MP for Peckham22 February
194223 May
1945Labour
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Oliver Lyttelton
MP for Aldershot25 May
194526 July
1945ConservativeChurchill Caretaker
[[File:Stafford Cripps 1947.jpg75px]]Stafford Cripps
MP for Bristol East27 July
194529 September
1947LabourAttlee I
[[File:Harold Wilson (1967).jpg75px]]Harold Wilson
MP for Ormskirk → Huyton29 September
194723 April
1951Labour
Attlee II
[[File:Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross (cropped).png75px]]Hartley Shawcross
MP for St Helens24 April
195126 October
1951Labour
[[File:Peter Thorneycroft cropped.png75px]]Peter Thorneycroft
MP for Monmouth30 October
195113 January
1957ConservativeChurchill III
Eden
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]David Eccles
MP for Chippenham13 January
195714 October
1959ConservativeMacmillan I
[[File:Reginald Maudling, 1969 (Brightned) (cropped).jpg100x100px]]Reginald Maudling
MP for Barnet14 October
19599 October
1961ConservativeMacmillan II
[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Frederick Erroll
MP for Altrincham and Sale9 October
196120 October
1963Conservative

President of the Board of Trade (1963–present)

President of the Board
ConstituencyTerm of officeConcurrent office(s)PartyMinistryMonarchRefConservative Party (UK)}}"Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)Charles III
[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (2022).svg50px]]
(2022–)
[[File:Sir Edward Heath.jpg75px]]Edward Heath
MP for Bexley20 October
196316 October
1964Secretary of State for
Industry, Trade and Regional DevelopmentConservativeDouglas-Home
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Douglas Jay
MP for Battersea North18 October
196429 August
1967NoneLabourWilson I
Wilson II
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Charles-Anthony-Raven-Crosland (cropped).jpg75px]]Anthony Crosland
MP for Great Grimsby29 August
19676 October
1969Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Roy Mason, 1969 (cropped).png99x99px]]Roy Mason
MP for Barnsley Central6 October
196919 June
1970Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Michael Noble
MP for Argyll20 June
197015 October
1970ConservativeHeath
Conservative Party (UK)}}"John Davies
MP for Knutsford15 October
19705 November
1972Secretary of State for
Trade and IndustryConservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Peter Walker, 1980 (cropped).tif99x99px]]Peter Walker
MP for Worcester5 November
19724 March
1974Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Peter Shore
MP for Stepney and Poplar5 March
19748 April
1976Secretary of State for
TradeLabourWilson III
Wilson IV
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Edmund Dell
MP for Birkenhead8 April
197611 November
1978LabourCallaghan
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:John Smith in 1989.jpg100x100px]]John Smith
MP for North Lanarkshire11 November
19784 May
1979Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:John Nott 02 (cropped).jpg75px]]John Nott
MP for St Ives5 May
19795 January
1981ConservativeThatcher I
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]John Biffen
MP for Oswestry5 January
19816 April
1982Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Arthur Cockfield
Baron Cockfield6 April
198212 June
1983Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Cecil Parkinson
MP for Hertsmere12 June
198311 October
1983Secretary of State for
Trade and IndustryConservativeThatcher II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Informele conferentie industrieministers van EEG in Groningen, Minister Van Aardenne (r) met Britse minister van Industrie Tebbit op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 931-4198 (cropped1) (cropped).jpg100x100px]]Norman Tebbit
MP for Chingford16 October
19832 September
1985Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Leon Brittan (1996) 02.jpg75px]]Leon Brittan
MP for Richmond (Yorks)2 September
198522 January
1986Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Paul Channon
MP for Southend West24 January
198613 June
1987Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Lord young of Graffham.jpg75px]]David Young
Baron Young of Graffham13 June
198724 July
1989ConservativeThatcher III
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Blank.png75x75px]]Nicholas Ridley
MP for Cirencester and Tewkesbury24 July
198913 July
1990Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Lord Lilley crop 2.jpg75px]]Peter Lilley
MP for St Albans14 July
199010 April
1992Conservative
ConservativeMajor I
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Meeting of the Kangaroo group in December 1988 with British MP Michael HESELTINE 2 (cropped).jpg100x100px]]Michael Heseltine
MP for Henley10 April
19925 July
1995ConservativeMajor II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official Portrait of Lord Lang of Monkton crop 2.jpg75px]]Ian Lang
MP for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale5 July
19952 May
1997Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg100x100px]]Margaret Beckett
MP for Derby South2 May
199727 July
1998LabourBlair I
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Peter Mandelson, Member of the EC (cropped).jpg100x100px]]Peter Mandelson
MP for Hartlepool27 July
199823 December
1998Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Stephen Byers official portrait.jpg75px]]Stephen Byers
MP for North Tyneside23 December
19988 June
2001Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Patricia Hewitt.jpg75px]]Patricia Hewitt
MP for Leicester West8 June
20016 May
2005LabourBlair II
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Alan Johnson -9Oct2007-2.jpg96x96px]]Alan Johnson
MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle6 May
20055 May
2006LabourBlair III
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:AlistairDarlingABr cropped.jpg75px]]Alistair Darling
MP for Edinburgh South West5 May
200628 June
2007Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Msc 2009-Sunday, 11.00 - 12.30 Uhr-Zwez 005 Hutton detail.jpg75px]]John Hutton
MP for Barrow and Furness28 June
20073 October
2008Secretary of State for
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory ReformLabourBrown
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Peter Mandelson at Politics of Climate Change 3.jpg75px]]Peter Mandelson
Baron Mandelson3 October
200812 May
2010Labour
Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation and Skills
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"[[File:Vince_Cable,_Secretary_of_State_for_Business,_Innovation_&_Skills_(cropped).jpg91x91px]]Vince Cable
MP for Twickenham12 May
20108 May
2015Liberal DemocratsCameron–Clegg
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Sajid Javid Secretary of State.jpg75x75px]]Sajid Javid
MP for Bromsgrove11 May
201515 July
2016ConservativeCameron II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Gregclark.jpg76x76px]]Greg Clark
MP for Tunbridge Wells15 July
201619 July
2016Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyConservativeMay I
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg75px]]Liam Fox
MP for North Somerset19 July
201624 July
2019Secretary of State for
International TradeConservative
May II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg75px]]Liz Truss
MP for South West Norfolk24 July
201915 September
2021ConservativeJohnson I
Johnson II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan crop 2.jpg75px]]Anne-Marie Trevelyan
MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed15 September
20216 September
2022Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Kemi Badenoch official Cabinet Portrait; 2022 (cropped).jpg75px]]Kemi Badenoch
MP for Saffron Walden6 September
20225 July
2024ConservativeTruss
Sunak
Secretary of State for
Business and Trade
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Official portrait of Jonathan Reynolds MP crop 2.jpg75px]]Jonathan Reynolds
MP for Stalybridge and Hyde5 July
20245 september
2025LabourStarmer
Labour Party (UK)}}"[[File:Peter Kyle Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025 (cropped).jpg75px]]Peter Kyle
MP for Hove and Portslade5 september
2025Incumbent

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References

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