President of the Board of Agriculture

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The President of the Board of Agriculture was a senior British government minister responsible for overseeing agricultural policy and rural affairs in the United Kingdom before its functions were absorbed into later departments.

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President of the Board of Agriculture canonical 1

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instanceOf United Kingdom ministerial position
government ministerial office
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
country United Kingdom
hasDomain agricultural education
agricultural policy
agricultural research
animal health
crop production
fisheries policy
forestry policy
land drainage
rural affairs
rural development
hasSuccessorOffice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
isPositionIn British civil service hierarchy
officeCreatedFor Board of Agriculture
officeHeldBy Henry Chaplin
Lord Carrington
Lord Lucas
Lord Onslow
linked to: Baron Onslow

Lord Selborne
Robert Henry Rew
Rowland Egerton-Warburton
Walter Long
officeStatus defunct
officeType Cabinet-level position
oversees Board of Agriculture
partOf British Cabinet
Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
replacedBy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
responsibleFor administration of agricultural subsidies
agricultural marketing policy
coordination of agricultural statistics
food production policy
implementation of agricultural legislation
liaison with farming interests
oversight of rural land use
regulation of farming practices

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Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne positionHeld President of the Board of Agriculture