A minister of sport (or sports minister) is a position in the

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s of some countries responsible for dealing with sports. Minister of Sport may refer to: *

Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Argentina) The Ministry of Tourism and Sports ( es, Ministerio de Turismo y Deportes; MTyD) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees and advises on Argentina's national tourism industry and the Argentine state's sports pol ...

Minister for Sport (Australia) In the Australian Government, the Minister for Sport is currently The Honourable, the Hon Anika Wells, pending the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the 2022 Australian federal election, Australian federal elect ...

* Ministry of Sports (Belarus) * Sports & Youth Ministry (Belgium) *

Ministry of Sports (Brazil) The Ministry of Sports ( pt, Ministério do Esporte) was a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the Ministry ...

* Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (Burkina Faso) *

Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities The minister of Sport is a Government of Canada cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada (and sports in Canada, more generally), who typically assists the minister of Canadian Heritage. The specific name of the ministerial designation has ch ...

, Canada **

Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba) The Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage (; formerly Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport) is the cabinet position in Manitoba that oversees the Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage. Since January 2022, the Minister has been ...

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France) Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

* Ministry of Education and Sports (Hungary) *

Minister of Sports (India) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of youth affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Anurag Thakur is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed ...

* Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs (Indonesia) *

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media ( ga, An tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is a senior minister (government), minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Depart ...

, Ireland * Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Iceland) *

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Iran) The Ministry of Sport and Youth ( fa, وزارت ورزش و جوانان جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Vezârat-è Varzeš-o javânân-è Jomhuri-è Eslâmi-ye Irân'') is the government ministry of youth affairs and sports in the Isl ...

Culture and Sport Minister of Israel The Culture and Sport Ministry ( he, משרד התרבות והספורט, ''Misrad HaTarbut VeHaSport''; , ''Wizarat al-Thaqafat wa al-Riyada'') is a government ministry in Israel. Culture and sport had been part of other ministerial portfolios ...

* Youth and Sports Ministry (Kenya) * Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Sports (North Korea) *

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is a central government agency responsible for the areas of tourism, culture, art, religion, and sports. It has two vice ministers, three assistant ministers, one commission, and ...

(South Korea) * Ministry of Ethics & Sports (Macedonia) * Ministry of Youth & Sports (Malawi) *

Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia) The latest Minister of Youth and Sports is Hannah Yeoh from 3 December 2022. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Youth and Sports A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government ministry f ...

* Minister for Sport and Recreation, New Zealand * Ministry of Sports (Oman) *

Ministry of Sport (Russia) The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation ( Russian: ''Министерство спорта Российской Федерации''), often abbreviated as Minsport (Минспорт), is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsi ...

* Ministry of Sports & Human Resource (Rwanda) *

Ministry of Youth and Sports (Serbia) The Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Министарство спорта, Ministarstvo sporta) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of sports. The current minister is Zoran Gajić, in office sinc ...

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY; ms, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia; ; ta, கலாசார, சமூக, இளையர்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore r ...

, Singapore * Ministry of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment & Sports (Sri Lanka) * Ministry of Culture & Sports (Tajikistan) * Ministry of Social Affairs & Sports (Tanzania) *

Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Thailand) The Ministry of Tourism and Sports ( Abrv: MOTS; th, กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา, ) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. The ministry's primary areas of responsibility are to ...

Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey) The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Turkey in charge of regulating activities related to sports and youth development ...

* Minister for Sport and Tourism, United Kingdom **

Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport The Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care ( gd, Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Slànachadh SNS, Slàinte agus Cùram Sòisealta), commonly referred to as the Health Secretary ( gd, Rùnaire na Slàinte), is a cabinet position ...

, Scotland *

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Vietnam) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ( vi, Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch) is the government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration on culture, family, sports and tourism nationwide; in addition to the managem ...

Minister of Sports (Zimbabwe) A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government Ministry (government department), ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people ...

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