Difference between revisions of "UK/Minister/Information"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Robin moved page UK/Minister of Information to UK/Minister/Information: Text replacement - "Minister of " to "Minister/") |
(unstub) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{employment | {{employment | ||
| − | |wikipedia= | + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_(United_Kingdom) |
|start= | |start= | ||
|interests= | |interests= | ||
|constitutes=Minister of Information | |constitutes=Minister of Information | ||
| + | |description=Head of the UK propaganda effort at end of [[WW1]] and during [[WW2]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | The '''Minister of Information''' was the head of the UK '''Ministry of Information''' ('''MOI'''), a [[Departments of the United Kingdom Government|United Kingdom government department]] created briefly at the end of the [[World War I|First World War]] and again during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name="UK National Archives">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/inf3.htm</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Located in [[Senate House (University of London)|Senate House]] at the [[University of London]] during the 1940s, it was the central government department responsible for publicity and [[propaganda]]. The MOI was dissolved in March 1946, with its residual functions passing to the [[Central Office of Information]] (COI);<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100619203002/http://coi.gov.uk/aboutcoi.php</ref> which was itself dissolved in December 2011 due to the reforming of the organisation of government communications.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-publishes-response-to-coi-review</ref> | ||
| + | |||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 21 February 2024
 UK/Minister/Information  (Minister of Information) | |
|---|---|
| Head of the UK propaganda effort at end of WW1 and during WW2 |
The Minister of Information was the head of the UK Ministry of Information (MOI), a United Kingdom government department created briefly at the end of the First World War and again during the Second World War.[1]
Located in Senate House at the University of London during the 1940s, it was the central government department responsible for publicity and propaganda. The MOI was dissolved in March 1946, with its residual functions passing to the Central Office of Information (COI);[2] which was itself dissolved in December 2011 due to the reforming of the organisation of government communications.[3]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Bracken | 20 July 1941 | 25 May 1945 |
| John Reith | 5 January 1940 | 12 May 1940 |
| Max Aitken | 10 February 1918 | 4 November 1918 |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
