Commerce minister
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
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: Bangladesh Commerce Minister
- Brazil: Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil)
- Brunei: Ministry of Finance and Economy
- 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 Energy
- Hong Kong: Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
- Iceland: Minister of Commerce (Iceland)
- India: Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Indonesia: Minister of Trade
- Ireland: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
- 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
- Lithuania: Ministry of Economy
- North Macedonia: Ministry of Economy
- Malaysia: Ministry of International Trade and Industry
- Netherlands: Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
- North Korea: Minister of Commerce[1]
- Peru: Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism
- Philippines: Department of Trade and Industry
- Romania: Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment (Romania)
- South Africa: Minister of Trade and Industry
- Tonga: Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga)
- Soviet Union: Ministry of Commerce of the USSR
- Switzerland: Federal Department of Economic Affairs
- Thailand: Ministry of Commerce
- United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
- United States: Secretary of Commerce
- Vietnam: Minister of Industry and Trade
References[edit]
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE". Central Intelligence Agency. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
See also[edit]
This article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |