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The Minister of Commerce was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The post was combined with that of the Minister of Agriculture until 1925. In 1943, it was renamed Minister of Commerce and Production and was combined with the post of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland until 1945, then with Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland until 1949.
| # | Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edward Archdale | 7 June 1921 | Craig | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2. | John Milne Barbour | 16 April 1925 | Craig, Andrews | Ulster Unionist | |
| 3. | Sir Basil Brooke | 16 January 1941 | Andrews, Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 4. | Roland Nugent | 16 February 1945 | Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 5. | Brian Maginess | 12 April 1949 | Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 6. | William McCleery | 4 November 1949 | Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 7. | Daniel Dixon | 26 October 1953 | Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 8. | Jack Andrews | 17 October 1961 | Brookeborough | Ulster Unionist | |
| 9. | Brian Faulkner | 25 March 1963 | O'Neill | Ulster Unionist | |
| 10. | Roy Bradford | 24 January 1969 | O'Neill, Chichester-Clark | Ulster Unionist | |
| 11. | Robin Bailie | 23 March 1971 | Faulkner | Ulster Unionist | |