# Commerce minister

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A '''Commerce minister''' (sometimes '''business minister''', '''industry minister''', '''trade minister''' or '''international trade minister''') is a position in many [government](/source/government)s that is responsible for regulating [external trade](/source/external_trade) and promoting [economic growth](/source/economic_growth) ([commercial policy](/source/commercial_policy)). In many countries, this role is separate from a [finance minister](/source/finance_minister), who has more budgetary responsibilities.

Notable examples are:
* {{AFG}}: [Minister of Commerce and Industries (Afghanistan)](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industries_(Afghanistan))
* {{AUS}}: [Minister for Trade](/source/Minister_for_Trade_(Australia))
* {{BGD}}: [Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh)](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_(Bangladesh))
* {{BRA}}: [Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil)](/source/Ministry_of_Development%2C_Industry_and_Foreign_Trade_(Brazil))
* {{BRN}}: [Ministry of Finance and Economy](/source/Ministry_of_Finance_and_Economy_(Brunei))
* {{Flag|Botswana}}: [Ministry of Trade and Industry](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Botswana))
* {{CAM}}: [Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia)](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_(Cambodia))
* {{CAN}}: [Minister of International Trade](/source/Minister_of_International_Trade_(Canada))
* {{CHN}}: [Minister of Commerce](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_(China))
* {{DEN}}: [Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Economic_and_Business_Affairs_(Denmark))
* {{DOM}}: [Ministry of Industry and Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Industry_and_Commerce_(Dominican_Republic))
* {{flagicon|European Union}}: [Commissioner for Trade](/source/European_Commissioner_for_Trade)
* {{FRA}}:[Minister of Commerce (France)](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_(France))
* {{GER}}: [Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action](/source/Federal_Ministry_for_Economic_Affairs_and_Climate_Action)
* {{HKG}}: [Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development](/source/Secretary_for_Commerce_and_Economic_Development)
* {{ISL}}: [Minister of Commerce (Iceland)](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_(Iceland))
* {{IND}}: [Minister of Commerce and Industry](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India))
* {{IDN}}: [Minister of Trade](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_(Indonesia))
* {{IRN}}: Minister for Commerce reestablished 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=دولت با طرح تشکیل وزارت بازرگانی موافقت کرد |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/1401040503466/دولت-با-طرح-تشکیل-وزارت-بازرگانی-موافقت-کرد |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}</ref>
* {{IRL}}: [Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment](/source/Minister_for_Enterprise%2C_Tourism_and_Employment)
*{{IRQ}}: [Minister of Trade](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_(Iraq))
*{{ISR}}: [Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel](/source/Industry%2C_Trade_and_Labour_Minister_of_Israel)
* {{ITA}}: [Minister of Economy and Finance](/source/List_of_Italian_Ministers_of_Economy_and_Finance)
* {{JPN}}: [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry](/source/Ministry_of_Economy%2C_Trade_and_Industry_(Japan))
* {{KOR}}: [Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources](/source/Ministry_of_Trade%2C_Industry_and_Resources)
* {{LTU}}: [Ministry of Economy](/source/Ministry_of_Economy_(Lithuania))
* {{MKD}}: [Ministry of Economy](/source/Ministry_of_Economy_(Republic_of_Macedonia))
* {{MAS}}: [Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry](/source/Ministry_of_Investment%2C_Trade_and_Industry)
* {{MDA}}: [Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization](/source/Ministry_of_Economic_Development_and_Digitalization)
* {{flag|Nepal}}: [Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies](/source/Minister_of_Industry%2C_Commerce_and_Supplies)
* {{NLD}}: [Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation](/source/Ministry_of_Economic_Affairs_(Netherlands))
* {{NZL}}: [Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_and_Consumer_Affairs)
* {{PRK}}: [Minister of Commerce](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_(North_Korea))<ref>{{Cite web | title = Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE | publisher = Central Intelligence Agency | date = 19 January 2017 | access-date = 8 May 2018 | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/KN.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233413/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/KN.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 4, 2013 }}</ref>
* {{PER}}: [Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Commerce_and_Tourism_(Peru))
* {{PHL}}: [Secretary of Trade and Industry](/source/Secretary_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines))
* {{ROU}}: [Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania)](/source/Minister_of_Economy%2C_Commerce_and_Business_Environment_(Romania))
* {{RUS}}: [Ministry of Industry and Trade (Russia)](/source/Ministry_of_Industry_and_Trade_(Russia))
* {{SGP}}: [Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Singapore))
* {{ZAF}}: [Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition](/source/Minister_of_Trade_and_Industry_(South_Africa))
*{{USSR}}: [Ministry of Foreign Trade of the USSR](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Trade_(Soviet_Union))
* {{ESP}}: [Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism](/source/Ministry_of_Industry_(Spain))
* {{CHE}}: [Federal Department of Economic Affairs](/source/Federal_Department_of_Economic_Affairs)
* {{THA}}: [Ministry of Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce_(Thailand))
* {{TON}}: [Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga)](/source/Minister_for_Labour%2C_Commerce_and_Industries_(Tonga))
*{{TUR}}: [Ministry of Trade](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_(Turkey))
* {{UK}}: [Secretary of State for Business and Trade](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Business_and_Trade) 
** [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland): 
*** [Minister for the Economy](/source/Department_for_the_Economy)
*** [Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland)](/source/Minister_of_Commerce_(Northern_Ireland))
* {{USA}}: [Secretary of Commerce](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce)
**{{flag|Oklahoma}}: [Executive Director of the Commerce Department](/source/Oklahoma_Department_of_Commerce)
* {{VIE}}: [Minister of Industry and Trade](/source/Minister_of_Industry_and_Trade_(Vietnam))

==References==
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== See also ==
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* [Ministry of Commerce](/source/Ministry_of_Commerce)
* [Industry minister](/source/Industry_minister)

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