The 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 Ryosei Akazawa, who took office on 21 October 2025.
List of ministers of economy, trade and industry (2001–)
MinisterTerm of officePrime Minister#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays1Takeo Hiranuma January 6, 2001September 22, 2003Yoshiro MoriJunichiro Koizumi2Shoichi Nakagawa September 22, 2003October 31, 20053Toshihiro Nikai (1st)October 31, 2005September 26, 20064Akira Amari September 26, 2006August 2, 2008Shinzo Abe Yasuo Fukuda(3)Toshihiro Nikai (2nd)August 2, 2008September 16, 2009Tarō Asō5Masayuki Naoshima September 16, 2009September 17, 2010Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan6Akihiro OhataSeptember 17, 2010January 14, 20117Banri KaiedaJanuary 14, 2011September 2, 20118Yoshio HachiroSeptember 2, 2011September 11, 2011Yoshihiko Noda9Yukio EdanoSeptember 12, 2011December 26, 201210Toshimitsu MotegiDecember 26, 2012September 3, 2014Shinzo Abe11Yūko ObuchiSeptember 3, 2014October 21, 201412Yoichi MiyazawaOctober 21, 2014October 7, 201513Motoo HayashiOctober 7, 2015August 3, 201614Hiroshige SekōAugust 3, 2016September 11, 201915Isshu SugawaraSeptember 11, 2019October 25, 201916Hiroshi KajiyamaOctober 25, 2019October 4, 2021Yoshihide Suga17Kōichi HagiudaOctober 4, 2021August 10, 2022Fumio Kishida18Yasutoshi NishimuraAugust 10, 2022December 14, 202319Ken SaitōDecember 14, 2023October 1, 202420Yoji MutoOctober 1, 2024October 21, 2025Shigeru Ishiba21Ryosei AkazawaOctober 21, 2025IncumbentSanae Takaichi
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