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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

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)

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-An '''information minister''' (also called '''minister of information''') is a position in the [[government]]s 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.
+An '''information minister''' (also called '''minister of information''') is a position in the [[government]]s 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==
+==Information ministries by country==
-*{{flag|Nazi Germany}}: [[Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda|Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]] (a historical position in Nazi Germany)
+*{{flag|Bangladesh}}: [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
-*{{flag|Hong Kong}}: [[ Information Services Department|Director of Information Services]]
+*{{flag|Egypt}}: [[Ministry of Information (Egypt)|Ministry of Information]]
+*{{flag|Hong Kong}}: [[Information Services Department|Director of Information Services]]
 *{{flag|India}}: [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
-*{{flag|Indonesia}}: [[United Indonesia Cabinet|Minister of Communication and Informatics]]
+*{{flag|Indonesia}}: [[Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Indonesia)|Ministry of Communication and Information Technology]]
-*{{flag|Iraq|1991}}: [[List of Iraqi Information Ministers|Information Minister]] (a historical position during the presidency of [[Saddam Hussein]])
+*{{flag|Israel}}: [[Information Minister of Israel]]
-*{{flag|South Korea}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communication (South Korea)|Minister of Information and Communications]]
+*{{flag|Lebanon}}: [[Ministry of Information (Lebanon)]]
-*{{flag|Macedonia}}: [[Ministry of Information Society and Administration]]
 *{{flag|Malaysia}}: [[Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia)]]
 *{{flag|Namibia}}: [[Cabinet of Namibia|Minister of Information and Communication Technology]]
 *{{flag|Nigeria}}: [[Government of Nigeria|Minister of Information and Communications]]
+*{{flag|North Macedonia}}: [[Ministry of Information Society and Administration]]
-*{{flag|Norway}}: [[Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment|Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment]] (a historical position in the Norwegian government during the German occupation during [[World War II]])
 *{{flag|Palestine}}: [[Information Minister of the Palestinian National Authority|Information Minister]]
-*{{flag|Philippines}}: [[Presidential Communications Group (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)]]
+*{{flag|Philippines}}: [[Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)]]
+*{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: [[Ministry of Culture and Information  (Saudi Arabia)|Minister of Culture and Information]]
-*{{flag|Russia}}: [[List of Ministers of National Enlightenment|Minister of National Enlightenment]] (a historical position in [[Imperial Russia]] before the 1917 [[October Revolution]])
-* {{flag|Serbia}}: [[Ministry of Information (Serbia)]]
+*{{flag|Serbia}}: [[Ministry of Information (Serbia)]]
 *{{flag|Singapore}}: [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts]]
+*{{KOR}}: [[Ministry of Science and ICT]]
 *{{flag|Thailand}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Thailand)|Minister of Information and Communication Technology]]
-*{{flag|Ukraine}}: [[Ministry of Information Policy (Ukraine)|Ministry of Information Policy]]
+*{{flag|Ukraine}}: [[Ministry of Culture and Information Policy|Minister of Culture and Information Policy]]
-*{{UK}}: [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Minister of Information]] (a historical position in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[government]] during the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second World War]]s as head of the Ministry of Information)
 *{{flag|Vietnam}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam)|Minister of Information and Communications]]
-*{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: [[Ministry of Culture and Information  (Saudi Arabia)|Minister of Culture and Information]]
+==Historic information ministries==
+*{{flag|Australia}}: [[Department of Information (Australia)|Minister for Information]] (1939–1950)
+*{{flag|Iraq|1991}}: [[List of Iraqi Information Ministers|Information Minister]] (a historical position during the presidency of [[Saddam Hussein]])
+*{{flag|France}}: [[Minister of Information (France)|Minister of Information]], leading the [[Ministry of Information (France)|Ministry of Information]] (a historical position between 1938 and 1974, succeeded by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture and Communication]] and the [[List of government spokespeople of France|Spokesperson of the Government]])
+*{{flag|Nazi Germany}}: [[Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda|Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]] (a historical position in Nazi Germany)
+*{{flag|Norway}}: [[Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment|Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment]] (a historical position in German occupation of Norway during [[World War II]])
+*{{flag|Russia}}: [[List of Ministers of National Enlightenment|Minister of National Enlightenment]] (a historical position in [[Imperial Russia]] before the 1917 [[Russian Revolution]])
+*{{UK}}: [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Minister of Information]] (a historical position in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[government]] during the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II]])
+*{{flag|United States}}: [[United States Office of War Information|Office of War Information]] (served as the connection between the battlefront and civilian communities during the [[World War II]])
 ==See also==
 *[[Ministry of Information (disambiguation)|Ministry of Information]]
 *[[Ministry of propaganda]]
+*[[National data protection authorities]]
+*[[Information commissioner]]
 {{Types of government minister}}