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

• Ministry of Information
• Ministry of propaganda