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: Minister of Communication and Informatics
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)
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