Minister of Labour

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The Minister of Labour, Minister for Labour, Labour Minister, etc. (including variant spellings with "labor") is, in most countries, a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for employment policy.

Specific named positions, in the English-speaking world, include:

• The British Secretary of State for Employment
• The Canadian Minister of Labour.
• The Indian Minister of Labour and Employment.
• The Irish Minister for Labour.
• The United States Secretary of Labor.
• The New Zealand Minister of Labour

The following non-Anglophone positions are also frequently translated as "labour ministers" or variants thereof:

• The German Minister of Labour (later: Minister of Labour and Social Affairs).
• The Israeli Minister of Labour and Employment.
• The Mexican Secretary of Labour.