Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
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| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
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 Emblem of the Government of Japan | |
| Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet of Japan National Security Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Appointer | Emperor of Japan attested to by the Emperor |
| Precursor | Minister of International Trade and Industry |
| Formation | January 6, 2001 |
| Deputy | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Salary | ¥20,916,000 |
The current minister is Yoji Muto, who took office on 1 October 2024.
List of ministers of economy, trade and industry (2001–)
| Minister | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||||||
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| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||
| 1 | 
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Takeo Hiranuma | January 6, 2001 | September 22, 2003 | 989 | Yoshiro Mori | ||
| Junichiro Koizumi | ||||||||
| 2 | 
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Shoichi Nakagawa | September 22, 2003 | October 31, 2005 | 770 | |||
| 3 | 
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Toshihiro Nikai (1st) |
October 31, 2005 | September 26, 2006 | 330 | |||
| 4 | 
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Akira Amari | September 26, 2006 | August 2, 2008 | 676 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| Yasuo Fukuda | ||||||||
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Toshihiro Nikai (2nd) | August 2, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | 410 | |||
| Tarō Asō | ||||||||
| 5 | 
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Masayuki Naoshima | September 16, 2009 | September 17, 2010 | 366 | Yukio Hatoyama | ||
| Naoto Kan | ||||||||
| 6 | 
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Akihiro Ohata | September 17, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | 119 | |||
| 7 | 
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Banri Kaieda | January 14, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | 231 | |||
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Yoshio Hachiro | September 2, 2011 | September 11, 2011 | 9 | Yoshihiko Noda | ||
| 9 | 
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Yukio Edano | September 12, 2011 | December 26, 2012 | 471 | |||
| 10 | 
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Toshimitsu Motegi | December 26, 2012 | September 3, 2014 | 616 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| 11 | 
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Yūko Obuchi | September 3, 2014 | October 21, 2014 | 48 | |||
| 12 | 
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Yoichi Miyazawa | October 21, 2014 | October 7, 2015 | 351 | |||
| 13 | 
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Motoo Hayashi | October 7, 2015 | August 3, 2016 | 301 | |||
| 14 | 
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Hiroshige Sekō | August 3, 2016 | September 11, 2019 | 1134 | |||
| 15 | 
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Isshu Sugawara | September 11, 2019 | October 25, 2019 | 44 | |||
| 16 | 
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Hiroshi Kajiyama | October 25, 2019 | October 4, 2021 | 710 | Yoshihide Suga | ||
| 17 | 
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Kōichi Hagiuda | October 4, 2021 | August 10, 2022 | 310 | Fumio Kishida | ||
| 18 | 
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Yasutoshi Nishimura | August 10, 2022 | December 14, 2023 | 491 | |||
| 19 | 
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Ken Saitō | December 14, 2023 | October 1, 2024 | 292 | |||
| 20 | 
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Yoji Muto | October 1, 2024 | Incumbent | 57 | Shigeru Ishiba | ||
