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+---
+title: min_element_index
+tags: list,beginner
+---
+
+Returns the index of the element with the minimum value in a list.
+
+- Use `min()` and `list.index()` to obtain the minimum value in the list and then return its index.
+
+```py
+def min_element_index(array):
+  return array.index(min(array))
+```
+
+```py
+min_element_index([3, 5, 2, 6, 10, 7, 9]) # 2
+```
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