Information minister explained

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

Ministry of Information Society and Administration

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

Ministry of Science and ICT

• Thailand

Minister of Information and Communication Technology

• Ukraine

Minister of Culture and Information Policy

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)

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)

Minister of National Enlightenment (a historical position in Imperial Russia before the 1917 Russian Revolution)

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