Information minister

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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 by country

•  Bangladesh: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
•  Egypt: Ministry of Information
•  Hong Kong: Director of Information Services
•  India: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
•  Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
•  Israel: Information Minister of Israel
•  Lebanon: Ministry of Information (Lebanon)
•  Malaysia: Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia)
•  Namibia: Minister of Information and Communication Technology
•  Nigeria: Minister of Information and Communications
•  North Macedonia: Ministry of Information Society and Administration
•  Palestine: Information Minister
•  Philippines: Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)
•  Saudi Arabia: Minister of Culture and Information
•  Serbia: Ministry of Information (Serbia)
•  Singapore: Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts
•  South Korea: Ministry of Science and ICT
•  Thailand: Minister of Information and Communication Technology
•  Ukraine: Minister of Culture and Information Policy
•  Vietnam: Minister of Information and Communications

Historic information ministries

•  Australia: Minister for Information (1939–1950)
•  Iraq: Information Minister (a historical position during the presidency of Saddam Hussein)
•  France: Minister of Information, leading the Ministry of Information (a historical position between 1938 and 1974, succeeded by the Minister of Culture and Communication and the Spokesperson of the Government)
•  Nazi Germany: Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (a historical position in Nazi Germany)
•  Norway: Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment (a historical position in German occupation of Norway during World War II)
•  Russia: Minister of National Enlightenment (a historical position in Imperial Russia before the 1917 Russian Revolution)
•  United Kingdom: Minister of Information (a historical position in the British government during the First and World War II)
•  United States: Office of War Information (served as the connection between the battlefront and civilian communities during the World War II)

See also

• Ministry of Information
• Ministry of propaganda
• National data protection authorities
• Information commissioner