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DTI History

DTI (formerly the Board of Trade) has had more impact on public life than most government departments. At one time or another, the Department has had a finger in almost every administrative pie. That ranges from the care of the colonies in the 18th and 19th centuries to clothes rationing in the Second World War - and from insolvency to calibrating weights and measures.

Follow the links below for an outline history of the Department.

The Board of Trade 1621-1970
The Department of Trade and Industry 1970-1974
The Department of Trade 1974-1983
The Department of Trade and Industry 1983-1998
Ministers in the Department since 1970
List of Presidents/Secretaries of State

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