Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Emblem of the Government of Japan
Incumbent
Yoji Muto
since 1 October 2024
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofCabinet of Japan
National Security Council
Reports toPrime Minister of Japan
NominatorPrime Minister of Japan
AppointerEmperor of Japan
attested to by the Emperor
PrecursorMinister of International Trade and Industry
FormationJanuary 6, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-06)
DeputyState Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Salary¥20,916,000

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣, Keizai-Sangyou Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

The current minister is Yoji Muto, who took office on 1 October 2024.

List of ministers of economy, trade and industry (2001–)

  Liberal Democratic
  Democratic

Minister Term of office Prime Minister
# Portrait Name Took office Left office Days
1 Takeo Hiranuma January 6, 2001 September 22, 2003 989 Yoshiro Mori
Junichiro Koizumi
2 Shoichi Nakagawa September 22, 2003 October 31, 2005 770
3 Toshihiro Nikai
(1st) 		October 31, 2005 September 26, 2006 330
4 Akira Amari September 26, 2006 August 2, 2008 676 Shinzō Abe
Yasuo Fukuda
(3) Toshihiro Nikai (2nd) August 2, 2008 September 16, 2009 410
Tarō Asō
5 Masayuki Naoshima September 16, 2009 September 17, 2010 366 Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
6 Akihiro Ohata September 17, 2010 January 14, 2011 119
7 Banri Kaieda January 14, 2011 September 2, 2011 231
8 Yoshio Hachiro September 2, 2011 September 11, 2011 9 Yoshihiko Noda
9 Yukio Edano September 12, 2011 December 26, 2012 471
10 Toshimitsu Motegi December 26, 2012 September 3, 2014 616 Shinzō Abe
11 Yūko Obuchi September 3, 2014 October 21, 2014 48
12 Yoichi Miyazawa October 21, 2014 October 7, 2015 351
13 Motoo Hayashi October 7, 2015 August 3, 2016 301
14 Hiroshige Sekō August 3, 2016 September 11, 2019 1134
15 Isshu Sugawara September 11, 2019 October 25, 2019 44
16 Hiroshi Kajiyama October 25, 2019 October 4, 2021 710 Yoshihide Suga
17 Kōichi Hagiuda October 4, 2021 August 10, 2022 310 Fumio Kishida
18 Yasutoshi Nishimura August 10, 2022 December 14, 2023 491
19 Ken Saitō December 14, 2023 October 1, 2024 292
20 Yoji Muto October 1, 2024 Incumbent 58 Shigeru Ishiba

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