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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.
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 .
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Country
Position
Office
Incumbent
Algeria
Transport Ministry
Angola
Minister of Transport
André Luís Brandão
Australia
Commonwealth
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Catherine King
New South Wales
Minister for Transport
Transport for NSW
Jo Haylen
Queensland
Minister for Transport
Department of Transport & Main Roads
Mark Bailey
Victoria
Department of Transport and Planning
Jacinta Allan
Western Australia
Minister for Transport
Department of Transport
Rita Saffioti
Tasmania
Department of State Growth
South Australia
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Tom Koutsantonis
Northern Territory
Minister for infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Eva Lawler
Australian Capital Territory
Minister for Transport and City Services
Transport Canberra & City Services
Chris Steel
Austria
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Leonore Gewessler
Azerbaijan
Minister of Communications & Information Technologies
Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies
Ramin Guluzade
Bahamas
Minister of Public Works and Transport
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Neko Grant
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
Bahrain
Minister of Transportation
Ministry of Transportation
Belgium
federal
Secretary of State for Mobility
Jacqueline Galant
Brussels
Brussels Minister of Transport
Brigitte Grouwels
Flanders
Flemish Minister for Mobility
Hilde Crevits
Wallonia
Walloon Minister of Mobility
Philippe Henry
Brazil
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Infrastructure
Renan Filho
Minister of Ports and Airports
Ministry of Ports and Airports
Sílvio Costa Filho
Canada
Federal Government
Minister of Transport
Transport Canada
Pablo Rodriguez [ 1]
Alberta
Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Devin Dreeshen [ 2]
British Columbia
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Rob Fleming [ 3] [ 4]
Manitoba
Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Department of Infrastructure and Transportation
Lisa Naylor [ 5]
New Brunswick
Minister of Transportation
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Richard Ames [ 6]
Newfoundland and Labrador
Minister of Transportation and Works
Department of Transportation and Works
John G. Abbott [ 7]
Northwest Territories
Minister of Infrastructure (Northwest Territories)
Department of Infrastructure
Caroline Wawzonek [ 8]
Nova Scotia
Minister of Public Works
Department of Public Works
Kim Masland [ 9]
Nunavut
Minister of Economic Development and Transportation
Department of Economic Development and Transportation
David Akeeagok [ 10]
Ontario
Minister of Transportation
Ministry of Transportation
Prabmeet Sarkaria [ 11]
Prince Edward Island
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Ernie Hudson [ 12]
Quebec
Minister of Transportation
Transports Québec
Geneviève Guilbault [ 13]
Saskatchewan
Minister of Highways
Ministry of Highways
Lori Carr [ 14]
Yukon
Minister of Highways and Public Works
Department of Highways and Public Works
Nils Clarke [ 15]
Colombia
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Ángela María Orozco
Croatia
Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Siniša Hajdaš Dončić
Cuba
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila
Denmark
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Lars Barfoed
East Timor
Minister of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Transport and Communications
José Agustinho da Silva
Egypt
Minister of Transport
Mohamed Mansour
Ethiopia
Ministry of Transport and Communication
Diriba Kuma
European Union
European Commissioner for Transport
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (European Commission)
Adina-Ioana Vălean
Fiji
Minister for Transport
Manu Korovulavula
Finland
Minister of Transport
France
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Ségolène Royal
Germany
Federal Minister for Digital and Transport
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Volker Wissing
Ghana
Minister of Transport
Greece
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
Dimitris Reppas
Iceland
Minister of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior
Ögmundur Jónasson
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
Indonesia
Minister of Transportation
Ministry of Transportation
Budi Karya Sumadi
Iran
Minister of Roads and Transportation
Ministry of Roads and Transportation
Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi
Iraq
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Kadhim Finjan
Ireland
Minister for Transport
Department of Transport
Eamon Ryan
Isle of Man
Minister for Infrastructure
Department of Infrastructure
Phil Gawne
Israel
Transportation Minister
Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
Miri Regev
Italy
Minister of Transports
Graziano Delrio
Ivory Coast
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Jamaica
Minister of Housing, Transport and Works
Ministry of Housing, Transport and Works
Dr. Omar Davies
Japan
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Kazuyoshi Akaba
Jordan
Transport Minister
Alaa Batayneh
Kazakhstan
Minister of Transportation
Serik Akhmetov
Kosovo
Minister of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Fatmir Limaj
Latvia
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Aivis Ronis
Lithuania
Minister of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Rimantas Sinkevičius
Luxembourg
Minister for Transport
François Bausch
Morocco
Ministry of Equipment and Transport
Aziz Rabbah
Malaysia
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Wee Ka Siong
Maldives
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Mohamed Ameen
Mexico
Secretary of Communications and Transport
Secretariat of Communications and Transport
Juan Molinar Horcasitas
Myanmar
Ministry of Transport
Nyan Tun Aung
Nepal
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Raghubir Mahaseth
Netherlands
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Barbara Visser
New Zealand
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Simeon Brown
Nicaragua
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza
Nigeria
Minister of Transportation
Ministry of Transportation of Nigeria
Mu'azu Jaji Sambo
North Macedonia
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Vlado Misajlovski
Norway
Minister of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ketil Solvik-Olsen
People's Republic of China
Mainland
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Yang Chuantang
Hong Kong
Secretary for Transport and Logistics
Transport and Logistics Bureau
Lam Sai-hung
Macau
Secretary for Transportation and Public Works
Secretariat for Transport and Public Works
Lau Si Io
Peru
Minister of Transportation and Communications
Philippines
Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Arthur Tugade
Republic of China
Minister of Transportation and Communications
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Yeh Kuang-shih
Republic of Korea
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Romania
Ministry of Transport
Radu Berceanu
Russia
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Maksim Sokolov
Rwanda
Minister for Transport
Saudi Arabia
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Saleh Al-Jasser
Sierra Leone
Minister of Transport
Singapore
Minister for Transport
Ministry of Transport
Chee Hong Tat [ 16] (Acting )
Slovakia
Minister of Transport and Construction
Ministry of Transport and Construction
Andrej Doležal
Somalia
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Mohamed Abdullahi Salat (Oomaar)
South Africa
Minister of Transport
Department of Transport
Barbara Creecy
Sri Lanka
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Kumara Welgama
Sweden
Minister of Infrastructure
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
Switzerland
Minister for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Doris Leuthard [ 17]
Syria
Ministry of Transport
Tajikistan
Minister of Transport and Roads
Tanzania
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Harrison Mwakyembe
Thailand
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Saksayam Chidchob
Trinidad and Tobago
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport of Trinidad & Tobago
Chandresh Sharma
Turkey
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Adil Karaismailoğlu
Ukraine
Minister of Infrastructure
Ministry of Infrastructure
Volodymyr Omelian
United Kingdom
Non-devolved reserved matters
Secretary of State for Transport
Department for Transport
Louise Haigh
England
Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
Scottish Government , Transport Scotland
Michael Matheson
Wales
Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Welsh Government , Transport for Wales
Lee Waters
Northern Ireland
Minister for Infrastructure
Department for Infrastructure
Vacant
United States
Federal Government
Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Pete Buttigieg
Alabama
Director
Alabama Department of Transportation
John Cooper
Alaska
Commissioner
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
John MacKinnon
Arizona
Director
Arizona Department of Transportation
John S. Halikowski
Arkansas
Director of Highways
Arkansas Department of Transportation
Lorie Tudor
California
Director
California Department of Transportation
Toks Omishakin
For other U.S. State Departments of Transportation, see: Template:U.S. State Departments of Transportation
Vietnam
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport
Zimbabwe
Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development (Zimbabwe)
Felix Mhona
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