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: : Minister of Commerce and Industries (Afghanistan) : Minister for Trade : Bangladesh Commerce Minister : Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Brazil) : Ministry of Finance and Economy : Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia) : Minister of International Trade : Minister of Commerce (People's Republic of China) : 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 : 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 : Minister of Economy and Finance : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry : Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy : Ministry of Economy : Ministry of Economy : Ministry of International Trade and Industry : 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) : Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition : Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries (Tonga) : Ministry of Trade : Ministry of Commerce of the USSR : Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism : Federal Department of Economic Affairs : Ministry of Commerce : Secretary of State for Business and Trade Northern Ireland: Minister for the Economy Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland) : Secretary of Commerce : Executive Director of the Commerce Department : Minister of Industry and Trade References See also Ministry of Commerce Industry minister Commerce