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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 food rationing in Britain arising out of World War II.

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) September 4, 1939 April 3, 1940 Conservative
Rt Hon Baron Woolton April 3, 1940 November 11, 1943 Independent
Colonel the Rt Hon J J Llewellin (later Lord Llewellin) November 11, 1943 July 26, 1945 Conservative
Sir Ben Smith August 3, 1945 May 26, 1946 Labour
Rt Hon John Strachey May 27, 1946 February 28, 1950 Labour
Rt Hon Maurice Webb February 28, 1950 October 26, 1951 Labour
Major the Rt Hon Gwilym Lloyd-George (later Lord Tenby) October 31, 1951 October 18, 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

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