The position of Secretary for Petroleum is a now defunct office in the
United Kingdom Government
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, associated with the
Board of Trade.
In 1929, the
Secretary for Mines
The position of Secretary for Mines is a now defunct office in the United Kingdom Government, associated with the Board of Trade.
In 1929, the department took over responsibility for petroleum.
In 1940, the department was divided with Geoffrey L ...
(now also defunct) took over responsibility for petroleum.
In 1939 the
Petroleum Board
The Petroleum Board was a non-governmental organisation, established at the outbreak of World War II, to coordinate wartime supplies of petroleum and petroleum products throughout the United Kingdom. It was composed of senior executives of the maj ...
assumed responsibility for the coordination of the petroleum 'pool' for oil supplies (except oil for the Royal Navy).
In 1940, the department was divided with
Geoffrey Lloyd and Sir
Alfred Faulkner becoming respectively Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary for Petroleum and
David Grenfell
David Rhys Grenfell, (16 June 1881 – 21 November 1968), sometimes known as Dai Grenfell, was a Welsh Member of Parliament. He represented the Gower constituency for the Labour Party from 1922 to 1959.
Early life
Grenfell was born on 16 Jun ...
and Sir
Alfred Hurst respectively Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary for Mines.
On 11 June 1942, both these sub-departments of the Board of Trade were transferred to the new
Ministry of Fuel and Power
The Ministry of Power was a United Kingdom government ministry dealing with issues concerning energy.
The Ministry of Power (then named Ministry of Fuel and Power) was created on 11 June 1942 from functions separated from the Board of Trade. ...
, then later the
Department of Trade and Industry.
Secretaries for Petroleum 1940-1942
Mines, Secretary for
Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
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