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
Minister of Information may refer to:
- 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: Ministry 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: Minister 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
See also
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 16, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.