The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣, Keizai-Sangyou Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor 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
|
|
File:Takeo Hiranuma 2000.jpg
|
Takeo Hiranuma
|
January 6, 2001
|
September 22, 2003
|
989
|
|
Yoshiro Mori
|
|
|
Junichiro Koizumi
|
| 2
|
|
File:Shoichi Nakagawa 2004.jpg
|
Shoichi Nakagawa
|
September 22, 2003
|
October 31, 2005
|
770
|
| 3
|
|
File:Toshihiro Nikai 1999.jpg
|
Toshihiro Nikai
(1st)
|
October 31, 2005
|
September 26, 2006
|
330
|
| 4
|
|
File:Akira Amari 2008.jpg
|
Akira Amari
|
September 26, 2006
|
August 2, 2008
|
676
|
|
Shinzo Abe
|
|
|
Yasuo Fukuda
|
| (3)
|
|
File:Toshihiro Nikai 1999.jpg
|
Toshihiro Nikai (2nd)
|
August 2, 2008
|
September 16, 2009
|
410
|
|
|
Tarō Asō
|
| 5
|
|
File:Naoshima Masayuki 2009.jpg
|
Masayuki Naoshima
|
September 16, 2009
|
September 17, 2010
|
366
|
|
Yukio Hatoyama
|
|
|
Naoto Kan
|
| 6
|
|
File:Akihiro Ohata Kantei (cropped).jpg
|
Akihiro Ohata
|
September 17, 2010
|
January 14, 2011
|
119
|
| 7
|
|
File:Banri Kaieda 201106.jpg
|
Banri Kaieda
|
January 14, 2011
|
September 2, 2011
|
231
|
| 8
|
|
File:Yoshio Hachiro 20110905.jpg
|
Yoshio Hachiro
|
September 2, 2011
|
September 11, 2011
|
9
|
|
Yoshihiko Noda
|
| 9
|
|
File:Yukio Edano 201210 (cropped 2).jpg
|
Yukio Edano
|
September 12, 2011
|
December 26, 2012
|
471
|
| 10
|
|
File:Toshimitsu Motegi 20121227.jpg
|
Toshimitsu Motegi
|
December 26, 2012
|
September 3, 2014
|
616
|
|
Shinzo Abe
|
| 11
|
|
File:Yūko Obuchi 20121113 (cropped).jpg
|
Yūko Obuchi
|
September 3, 2014
|
October 21, 2014
|
48
|
| 12
|
|
File:Miyazawa yoichi.jpg
|
Yoichi Miyazawa
|
October 21, 2014
|
October 7, 2015
|
351
|
| 13
|
|
File:Motoo Hayashi official portrait.jpg
|
Motoo Hayashi
|
October 7, 2015
|
August 3, 2016
|
301
|
| 14
|
|
File:Hiroshige Seko 20121226.jpg
|
Hiroshige Sekō
|
August 3, 2016
|
September 11, 2019
|
1134
|
| 15
|
|
File:Sugawara Isshu 2019.jpg
|
Isshu Sugawara
|
September 11, 2019
|
October 25, 2019
|
44
|
| 16
|
|
File:Hiroshi Kajiyama Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (cropped).jpg
|
Hiroshi Kajiyama
|
October 25, 2019
|
October 4, 2021
|
710
|
|
Yoshihide Suga
|
| 17
|
|
File:Kōichi Hagiuda 20211004.jpg
|
Kōichi Hagiuda
|
October 4, 2021
|
August 10, 2022
|
310
|
|
Fumio Kishida
|
| 18
|
|
File:Yasutoshi Nishimura 2022.jpg
|
Yasutoshi Nishimura
|
August 10, 2022
|
December 14, 2023
|
491
|
| 19
|
|
File:Ken Saitō 20231214.jpg
|
Ken Saitō
|
December 14, 2023
|
October 1, 2024
|
292
|
| 20
|
|
File:Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yōji Mutō.jpg
|
Yoji Muto
|
October 1, 2024
|
Incumbent
|
101
|
|
Shigeru Ishiba
|
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