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 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{{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}}
• {{IRL}}: Minister for Enterprise, Trade 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 Energy
• {{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{{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 }}
• {{PER}}: Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism
• {{PHL}}: Department of Trade and Industry
• {{ROU}}: Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania)
• {{SGP}}: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)
• {{ZAF}}: Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
• {{USSR}}: Ministry of Commerce 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