Ministry of Culture and the Arts
The Ministry of Culture and the Arts (or MOCATA) is responsible for the preservation, promotion, and documentation of the New Richmonder people's national culture and artistic works. The Ministry was established on the 3rd of August 2021 (1RY) through the enactment of the First Basic Law alongside the other ministries of the Central People's Government. MOCATA is additionally responsible for ensuring protocol is followed with regards to national symbols, for maintaining records of the nation's history, and for overseeing the Central People's Government Press Bureau (and thereby The Mountaineer).
The Ministry is directed and overseen by the Minister for Culture and the Arts who is elected by the Congress of People's Councils and sits as a member of the Central Executive Committee. The Minister is responsible for directing the activities of MOCATA and the subordinate organs and offices under it and compiling reports on the Ministry's work. The second and incumbent Minister is Comrade Savannah Collins.
List of Ministers for Culture and the Arts
The Ministry is directed and overseen by the Minister for Culture and the Arts who is elected by the Congress of People's Councils and sits as a member of the Central Executive Committee. The Minister is responsible for directing the activities of MOCATA and the subordinate organs and offices under it and compiling reports on the Ministry's work. The second and incumbent Minister is Comrade Savannah Collins.
List of Ministers for Culture and the Arts
- G.P.: 9th of August 2021 (1RY) - 7th of September 2021 (1RY)
- Savannah Collins: 9th of September 2021 (1RY) - present.