Information minister
An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters, it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given to a separate Minister of Culture.
Information ministries
Nazi Germany: Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (a historical position in Nazi Germany) Hong Kong: Director of Information Services India: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Iraq: Information Minister (a historical position during the presidency of Saddam Hussein) South Korea: Minister of Information and Communications Macedonia: Ministry of Information Society and Administration Malaysia: Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia) Lebanon: Ministry of Information (Lebanon) Namibia: Minister of Information and Communication Technology Nigeria: Minister of Information and Communications Norway: Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment (a historical position in the Norwegian government during the German occupation during World War II) Palestine: Information Minister Philippines: Head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office/Head of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning (formerly the Press Secretary, still with Cabinet rank) Russia: Minister of National Enlightenment (a historical position in Imperial Russia before the 1917 October Revolution) Serbia: Ministry of Information (Serbia) Singapore: Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts Thailand: Minister of Information and Communication Technology Ukraine: Ministry of Information Policy United Kingdom: Minister of Information (a historical position in the British government during the First and Second World Wars as head of the Ministry of Information) Vietnam: Minister of Information and Communications Saudi Arabia: Minister of Culture and Information
See also
- Ministry of Information
- Ministry of propaganda
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