List of ministries of transport by country

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A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the minister for transport. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers.

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Specific responsibilities may include overseeing road safety, civil aviation, maritime transport, rail transport, developing government transportation policy, organizing public transport, and the maintenance and construction of infrastructural projects. Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as infrastructure, public works, waterworks, construction, communication, housing and economic activities, such as industry and trade.

In many jurisdictions, transportation policy is often assumed by an infrastructure ministry.

CountryPositionOfficeIncumbent
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Transport Ministry
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Minister of Transport André Luís Brandão
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Catherine King
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Minister for Transport Transport for NSW Jo Haylen
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Minister for Transport Department of Transport & Main Roads Mark Bailey
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Department of Transport and Planning Jacinta Allan
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia Minister for Transport Department of Transport Rita Saffioti
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Leonore Gewessler
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Minister of Communications & Information Technologies Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Minister of Public Works and Transport Ministry of Public Works and Transport Neko Grant
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Minister of Railways Ministry of Railways Mazibul Hoque
Minister of Road Transport and Bridge Ministry of Road Transport and Bridge Obaidul Quader
Minister of Shipping Ministry of Shipping Shajahan Khan
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Rashed Khan Menon
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Minister of Transportation Ministry of Transportation
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium federal Secretary of State for Mobility Jacqueline Galant
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg  Brussels Brussels Minister of Transport Brigitte Grouwels
Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders Flemish Minister for Mobility Hilde Crevits
Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia Walloon Minister of Mobility Philippe Henry
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Minister of Infraestructure Ministry of Infraestructure Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Minister of Transport Transport Canada Marc Garneau
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta Minister of Transportation Ministry of Transportation Ric McIver
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Department of Infrastructure and Transportation
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick Minister of Transportation Department of Transportation Claude Williams
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Transportation and Works Department of Transportation and Works Nick McGrath
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories Minister of Transportation Department of Transportation Tom Beaulieu
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Geoff MacLellan
Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut Minister of Economic Development and Transportation Department of Economic Development and Transportation George Kuksuk
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario Minister of Transportation Ministry of Transportation John Yakabuski
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Paula Biggar
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec Minister of Transportation Transports Québec François Bonnardel
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Infrastructure Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure Greg Ottenbreit
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon Minister of Highways and Public Works Department of Highways and Public Works Richard Mostyn
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Ángela María Orozco
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Siniša Hajdaš Dončić
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Lars Barfoed
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor Minister of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications José Agustinho da Silva
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Ministry of Transport and Communication Diriba Kuma
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union European Commissioner for Transport Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (European Commission) Adina-Ioana Vălean
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Minister for Transport Manu Korovulavula
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Minister of Transport
Flag of France.svg  France Minister of Transport Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ségolène Royal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Volker Wissing
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Minister of Transport
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Dimitris Reppas
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Minister of the Interior Ministry of the Interior Ögmundur Jónasson
Flag of India.svg  India Union Cabinet Minister of Railways Ministry of Railways Piyush Goyal
Union Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Union Cabinet Minister of Shipping Ministry of Shipping Nitin Gadkari
Union Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation Ministry of Civil Aviation Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Minister of Transportation Ministry of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Minister of Roads and Transportation Ministry of Roads and Transportation Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Kadhim Finjan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Minister for Transport Department of Transport Eamon Ryan
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Minister for Infrastructure Department of Infrastructure Phil Gawne
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Transportation Minister Ministry of Transport and Road Safety Miri Regev
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Minister of Transports Graziano Delrio
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Minister of Housing, Transport and Works Ministry of Housing, Transport and Works Dr. Omar Davies
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kazuyoshi Akaba
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Transport Minister Alaa Batayneh
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Minister of Transportation Serik Akhmetov
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Minister of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications Fatmir Limaj
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Aivis Ronis
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Minister of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Minister for Transport François Bausch
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Ministry of Equipment and Transport Aziz Rabbah
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Wee Ka Siong
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Minister of Transport
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Secretary of Communications and Transport Secretariat of Communications and Transport Juan Molinar Horcasitas
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Ministry of Transport Nyan Tun Aung
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Barbara Visser
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Michael Wood
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Minister of Transportation Ministry of Transportation of Nigeria Mu'azu Jaji Sambo
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Ministry of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications Vlado Misajlovski
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Minister of Transport and Communications Ministry of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Mainland Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Yang Chuantang
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Secretary for Transport and Housing Transport and Housing Bureau Anthony Cheung
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Secretary for Transportation and Public Works Secretariat for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Minister of Transportation and Communications
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Secretary of Transportation Department of Transportation Arthur Tugade
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Minister of Transportation and Communications Ministry of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Ministry of Transport Radu Berceanu
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Maksim Sokolov
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Minister for Transport
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Saleh Al-Jasser
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Minister of Transport
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Minister for Transport Ministry of Transport Chee Hong Tat [1]
(Acting)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Minister of Transport and Construction Ministry of Transport and Construction Andrej Doležal
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Abdullahi Salat (Oomaar)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Minister of Transport Department of Transport S'bu Ndebele
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Kumara Welgama
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Minister of Infrastructure Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Minister for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Doris Leuthard [2]
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Ministry of Transport
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Minister of Transport and Roads
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Harrison Mwakyembe
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport Saksayam Chidchob
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport of Trinidad & Tobago Chandresh Sharma
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Minister of Infrastructure Ministry of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Non-devolved reserved matters Secretary of State for Transport Department for Transport Mark Harper
Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Scottish Government, Transport Scotland Michael Matheson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Deputy Minister for Climate Change Welsh Government, Transport for Wales Lee Waters
Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure Department for Infrastructure Vacant
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Secretary of Transportation Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama Director Alabama Department of Transportation John Cooper
Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska Commissioner Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities John MacKinnon
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Director Arizona Department of Transportation John S. Halikowski
Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas Director of Highways Arkansas Department of Transportation Lorie Tudor
Flag of California.svg  California Director California Department of Transportation Toks Omishakin
For other U.S. State Departments of Transportation, see: Template:U.S. State Departments of Transportation
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Minister of Transport Ministry of Transport
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development (Zimbabwe) Felix Mhona

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