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The Minister of Food Control (1916–1921) and the Minister of Food (1939–1954) were British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture. A major task of the latter office was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II. The Minister was assisted by a Parliamentary Secretary.
The ministry's work was transferred in 1921 to the Board of Trade which had a small Food Department between the wars. This became its Food (Defence Plans) Department in 1937 and was then constituted as the Ministry of Food on the outbreak of war in 1939.[1]
Jamie's Ministry of Food was a 2008 UK TV programme featuring celebrity chef Jamie Oliver that aimed to recreate the successes of the Ministry of Food in encouraging healthy eating.
Minister of Food Control 1916-1921
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Devonport | 10 December 1916 | 19 June 1917 | Liberal | ||
| The Lord Rhondda | 19 June 1917 | 9 July 1918 | Liberal | ||
| John Robert Clynes |  |
9 July 1918 | 10 January 1919 | Labour | |
| George Roberts | 10 January 1919 | 19 March 1920 | Labour | ||
| Charles McCurdy | 19 March 1920 | 31 March 1921 | Liberal | ||
Minister of Food 1939-1958
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon W S Morrison (later Lord Dunrossil) | 4 September 1939 | 3 April 1940 | Conservative | ||
| Rt Hon Baron Woolton | 3 April 1940 | 11 November 1943 | Independent | ||
| Colonel the Rt Hon J J Llewellin (later Lord Llewellin) | 11 November 1943 | 26 July 1945 | Conservative | ||
| Sir Ben Smith | 3 August 1945 | 26 May 1946 | Labour | ||
| Rt Hon John Strachey | 27 May 1946 | 28 February 1950 | Labour | ||
| Rt Hon Maurice Webb | 28 February 1950 | 26 October 1951 | Labour | ||
| Major the Rt Hon Gwilym Lloyd-George (later Lord Tenby) | 31 October 1951 | 18 October 1954 | Conservative | ||
| Rt Hon Derick Heathcoat-Amory (later Lord Amory) (Combined the separate posts of Minister of Agiculture & Fisheries and Minister of Food, pending the merger of 1955) |
October, 1951 | January, 1958 | Conservative | ||
References
For Minister of Food 1939-1958:
- Foreman, Susan. "Appendix A". Loaves and fishes : an illustrated history of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1889-1989. London: HMSO. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-11-242823-7. OCLC 20525761.
- Fearnley-Whitti, Jane. The Ministry of Food: Thrifty Wartime Ways to Feed Your Family Today. Hodder HB. ISBN 978-1-4447-0035-0.
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