{{Refimprove|date=January 2010}} 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: * {{AFG}}: Minister of Commerce and Industries (Afghanistan) * {{AUS}}: Minister for Trade * {{BGD}}: Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh) * {{BRA}}: Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil) * {{BRN}}: Ministry of Finance and Economy * {{Flag|Botswana}}: Ministry of Trade and Industry * {{CAM}}: Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia) * {{CAN}}: Minister of International Trade * {{CHN}}: Minister of Commerce * {{DEN}}: Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs * {{DOM}}: Ministry of Industry and Commerce * {{flagicon|European Union}}: Commissioner for Trade * {{FRA}}:Minister of Commerce (France) * {{GER}}: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action * {{HKG}}: Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development * {{ISL}}: Minister of Commerce (Iceland) * {{IND}}: Minister of Commerce and Industry * {{IDN}}: Minister of Trade * {{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 *{{IRQ}}: Minister of Trade *{{ISR}}: Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel * {{ITA}}: Minister of Economy and Finance * {{JPN}}: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry * {{KOR}}: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources * {{LTU}}: Ministry of Economy * {{MKD}}: Ministry of Economy * {{MAS}}: Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry * {{MDA}}: Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization * {{flag|Nepal}}: Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies * {{NLD}}: Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation * {{NZL}}: Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs * {{PRK}}: Minister of Commerce<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 * {{PHL}}: Secretary of Trade and Industry * {{ROU}}: Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania) * {{RUS}}: Ministry of Industry and Trade (Russia) * {{SGP}}: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) * {{ZAF}}: Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition *{{USSR}}: Ministry of Foreign Trade of the USSR * {{ESP}}: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism * {{CHE}}: Federal Department of Economic Affairs * {{THA}}: Ministry of Commerce * {{TON}}: Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga) *{{TUR}}: Ministry of Trade * {{UK}}: Secretary of State for Business and Trade ** Northern Ireland: *** Minister for the Economy *** Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland) * {{USA}}: Secretary of Commerce **{{flag|Oklahoma}}: Executive Director of the Commerce Department * {{VIE}}: Minister of Industry and Trade
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== See also == {{Portal|Business and economics}} * Ministry of Commerce * Industry minister
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