A Commerce minister (sometimes business minister, industry minister, trade minister or international trade minister) is a position in many

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

s that is responsible for regulating external trade and promoting

economic growth In economics, economic growth is an increase in the quantity and quality of the economic goods and Service (economics), services that a society Production (economics), produces. It can be measured as the increase in the inflation-adjusted Outp ...

(

commercial policy A commercial policy (also referred to as a trade policy or international trade policy) is a government's policy governing international trade. Commercial policy is an all encompassing term that is used to cover topics which involve international ...

). In many countries, this role is separate from a

finance minister A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

, who has more budgetary responsibilities. Notable examples are: * : Minister of Commerce and Industries (Afghanistan) * : Minister for Trade * :

Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Commerce (; ''Bāṇijya mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of Bangladesh. The ministry is responsible for regulation and implementation of policies applicable to domestic and foreign trade. Directorate * Bangladesh Competition ...

* : Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil) * : Ministry of Finance and Economy * : Ministry of Trade and Industry * : Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia) * : Minister of International Trade * : Minister of Commerce * : Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs * : Ministry of Industry and Commerce * : Commissioner for Trade * : Minister of Commerce (France) * :

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (, ; abbreviated BMWE, formerly BMWi) is a Cabinet of Germany, cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was previously known as the "Ministry of Economy". It was recreate ...

* : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development * : Minister of Commerce (Iceland) * : Minister of Commerce and Industry * : Minister of Trade * : Minister for Commerce reestablished 2022 * : Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment *: Minister of Trade *:

Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel The Ministry of Economy (, ''Misrad HaKalkala'') is a ministry of the Cabinet of Israel, Israeli government that oversees commerce, industry and labor in Israel. History The ministry was established in 1948 as the Ministry of Commerce and Indust ...

* : Minister of Economy and Finance * :

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry The , METI for short, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic acti ...

* : Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy * : Ministry of Economy * : Ministry of Economy * : Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry * : Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization * : Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies * : Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation * : Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs * : Minister of Commerce * : Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism * : Department of Trade and Industry * : Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania) * :

Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; ; zh, 贸工部; ) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, ...

* : Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition *: Ministry of Commerce of the USSR * : Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism * : Federal Department of Economic Affairs * : Ministry of Commerce * : Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga) *: Ministry of Trade * :

Secretary of State for Business and Trade The secretary of state for business and trade (business secretary), is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Department for Business and Trade. The incumb ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

: *** Minister for the Economy ***

Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland) The Minister of Commerce was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland ( Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The post was combined with that of th ...

* :

Secretary of Commerce The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary rep ...

**: Executive Director of the Commerce Department * : Minister of Industry and Trade

References

See also