Secretary for Overseas Trade


The Secretary for Overseas Trade was a junior Ministerial position in the United Kingdom government from 1917 until 1953, subordinate to the President of the Board of Trade. The office was replaced by the Minister of State for Trade on 3 September 1953.

Secretaries for Overseas Trade, 1917-1953

NameEntered officeLeft office
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Bt19171919
Sir Hamar Greenwood, Bt19191920
F. G. Kellaway19201921
Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame19211922
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt1922March 1923
Albert BuckleyMarch 1923November 1923
VacantNovember 19231924
William Lunn19241924
Arthur Samuel19241927
Douglas Hacking19271929
George Gillett19291931
Sir Hilton Young19311931
John Colville19311935
Euan Wallace19351937
Robert Hudson19371940
Geoffrey Shakespeare19401940
Harcourt Johnstone19401945
Spencer Summers19451945
Hilary Marquand19451947
Harold Wilson19471947
Arthur Bottomley19471951
Henry Hopkinson19511952
Harry Mackeson19523 September 1953