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*{{flag|Singapore}}: [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts]] |
*{{flag|Singapore}}: [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts]] |
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*{{flag|Thailand}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Thailand)|Minister of Information and Communication Technology]] |
*{{flag|Thailand}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Thailand)|Minister of Information and Communication Technology]] |
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*{{flag|Ukraine}}: [[Ministry of Information Policy (Ukraine)]] |
*{{flag|Ukraine}}: [[Ministry of Information Policy (Ukraine)|Ministry of Information Policy]] |
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*{{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) |
*{{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) |
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*{{flag|Vietnam}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam)|Minister of Information and Communications]] |
*{{flag|Vietnam}}: [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam)|Minister of Information and Communications]] |
Revision as of 15:41, 26 February 2015
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
- 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)
- 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