| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Lee of Fareham | 15 August 1919 | 13 February 1921 | Conservative | |
| Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | 13 February 1921 | 24 October 1922 | Conservative | |
| Sir Robert Sanders | 24 October 1922 | 22 January 1924 | Conservative | |
| Noel Buxton | 22 January 1924 | 3 November 1924 | Labour | |
| Edward Wood | 6 November 1924 | 4 November 1925 | Conservative | |
| Walter Guinness | 4 November 1925 | 4 June 1929 | Conservative | |
| Noel Buxton | 4 June 1929 | 5 June 1930 | Labour | |
| Christopher Addison | 5 June 1930 | 24 August 1931 | Labour | |
| Sir John Gilmour | 25 August 1931 | 28 September 1932 | Conservative | |
| Walter Elliot | 28 September 1932 | 29 October 1936 | Conservative | |
| William Morrison | 29 October 1936 | 29 January 1939 | Conservative | |
| Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith | 29 January 1939 | 14 May 1940 | Conservative | |
| Robert Hudson | 14 May 1940 | 26 July 1945 | Conservative | |
| Tom Williams | 3 August 1945 | 26 October 1951 | Labour | |
| Sir Thomas Dugdale | 31 October 1951 | 20 July 1954 | Conservative | |
| Derick Amory | 28 July 1954 | 18 October 1954 | Conservative |
Succeeded by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.