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Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea)

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS, Korean: 행정안전부; Hanja: 行政安全部) is a branch of the Government of South Korea. The headquarters are in Sejong City. It is responsible for national administration, management of government organizations, and e-government. Furthermore, it supports local governments in terms of local administration, finance, and regional development to promote greater local autonomy.

Ministry of the Interior and Safety
행정안전부
Haengjeong Anjeon-bu
行政安全部
Agency overview
FormedJuly 26, 2017
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Home Affairs (1948-1998)
  • Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (1998-2008)
  • Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2008-2013)
  • Ministry of Security and Public Administration (2013-2014)
  • Ministry of the Interior (2014-2017)
  • Ministry of Public Safety and Security (2014-2017)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Child agencies
Websitehttp://www.mois.go.kr/eng/

Institutions edit

It has its headquarters and several offices in Sejong City.[1] It also has offices in Jongno-gu, Seoul.[2] Previously the headquarters were in Seoul.[3]

Institutions:

List of ministers edit

No. Portrait Name Term of office President
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Kim Boo-kyum 26 July 2017 5 April 2019 1 year, 253 days Moon Jae-in
2 Chin Young 8 April 2019 23 December 2020 1 year, 259 days
3   Jeon Hae-cheol 24 December 2020 9 May 2022 1 year, 136 days
4 Lee Sang-min 12 May 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 339 days Yoon Suk Yeol

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Location Government Complex-Sejong". Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Retrieved 2022-10-29. MOIS : 13, Jeongbu 2cheongsa-ro, Sejong-si, 30128, Republic of Korea - The address on the bottom points to: "13, Jeongbu 2cheongsa-ro, Sejong-si, 30128, Republic of Korea / 411, Hannuri-daero, Sejong-si, 30116, Republic of Korea / 143, Gareum-ro, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea" so the headquarters are in Sejong City.
  2. ^ "Location Government Complex-Seoul". Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Retrieved 2022-10-29. Address : 209, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03171, Republic of KOREA
  3. ^ "Home". Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2022-10-29. 209 Sejong-daero(Sejong-ro), Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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