Culture minister


A culture minister is a Cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy and measures to protect the national heritage of a country and cultural expression of a country or subnational region. This responsibility usually manifests in the accompanying ministry, governing the following:
In some countries or subnational jurisdictions, the minister of culture may also be responsible for sport, youth issues, or tourism. In a few cases, the minister of culture is also responsible for foreign affairs, education, science and technology policy, communications/media, or a geographical area associated with national heritage.

Terminology

A culture minister may also be called a cultural minister, minister of culture, minister for culture, minister of cultural affairs, minister of arts, minister of heritage, secretary of culture or secretary of state of culture.

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