A Commerce minister (sometimes business minister, industry minister, trade minister or international trade minister) is a position in many governments that is responsible for regulating external trade and promoting economic growth (commercial policy). In many countries, this role is separate from a finance minister, who has more budgetary responsibilities.
Notable examples are:
- Afghanistan: Minister of Commerce and Industries (Afghanistan)
- Australia: Minister for Trade
- Bangladesh: Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh)
- Brazil: Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil)
- Brunei: Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Botswana: Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Cambodia: Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia)
- Canada: Minister of International Trade
- China: Minister of Commerce (People's Republic of China)
- Denmark: Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs
- Dominican Republic: Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- : Commissioner for Trade
- France:Minister of Commerce (France)
- Germany: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Hong Kong: Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
- Iceland: Minister of Commerce (Iceland)
- India: Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Indonesia: Minister of Trade
- Iran: Minister for Commerce reestablished 2022[1]
- Ireland: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Iraq: Minister of Trade
- Israel: Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel
- Italy: Minister of Economy and Finance
- Japan: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- South Korea: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- Lithuania: Ministry of Economy
- North Macedonia: Ministry of Economy
- Malaysia: Ministry of International Trade and Industry
- Moldova: Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
- Nepal: Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
- Netherlands: Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
- New Zealand: Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- North Korea: Minister of Commerce[2]
- Peru: Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism
- Philippines: Department of Trade and Industry
- Romania: Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania)
- Singapore: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)
- South Africa: Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
- Soviet Union: Ministry of Commerce of the USSR
- Spain: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism
- Switzerland: Federal Department of Economic Affairs
- Thailand: Ministry of Commerce
- Tonga: Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga)
- Turkey: Ministry of Trade
- United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- United States: Secretary of Commerce
- Vietnam: Minister of Industry and Trade