Minister of Food
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minister of Food was a British government job separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture from 1939 until 1954. A major task was to oversee food rationing in Britain arising out of the war.
[edit] Minister of Food 1939-1954
- William Shepherd Morrison (September 4, 1939 - April 3, 1940)
- Frederick Marquis, 1st Baron Woolton (April 3, 1940 - November 11, 1943)
- John Llewellin (November 11, 1943 - July 26, 1945)
- Sir Benjamin Smith (August 3, 1945 - May 26, 1946) (resigned)
- John Strachey (May 27, 1946 - February 28, 1950)
- Maurice Webb (February 28, 1950 - October 26, 1951)
- Gwilym Lloyd George (October 31, 1951 - October 18, 1954)
