Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Nativename A:국토교통부
國土交通部
Nativename R:Guktogyotong-bu
Formed:November 4, 1948
March 23, 2013
Preceding1:Ministry of Transportation
Preceding2:Ministry of Development
Preceding3:Ministry of Construction
Preceding4:Ministry of Construction and Transportation
Preceding5:Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs
Jurisdiction:Government of South Korea
Headquarters:11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea
Minister1 Name:Park Sang-woo
Deputyminister1 Name:Jin Hyun-hwan - 1st Vice Minister of City and Housing
Deputyminister2 Name:Baek Won-kug - 2nd Vice Minister of Transportation and Aviation
Child1 Agency:National Agency for Administrative City Construction
Child2 Agency:Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
Rr:Gukto Gyotongbu
Mr:Kukt'o Kyot'ongpu

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT;) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City.[1] Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the,[2] in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do.[3]

The main tasks are establishing and coordinating national territory policy and basic laws related to national territory, preserving and developing national territory and water resources, construction of urban, road and housing, construction of coastal, river and land reclamation.[4]

History

The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation.[5] The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was merged into the construction and transportation agency.[6]

Agencies

See also

External links

Links to pages of predecessor agencies

Notes and References

  1. "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "11 Doum 6-ro, Government Complex-Sejong, Sejong-si 339-012, Republic of Korea" - Address in Korean: "339-012 세종특별자치시 도움6로 11 국토교통부"
  2. "img_0104.gif." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
  3. "Minister." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. "Company Address : 1 Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (427-760)"
  4. Web site: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. Doopedia.
  5. "High-speed railway pushed forward." Korea Joongang Daily. January 2, 2009. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
  6. "Ministries get slow start on new English Web sites." Korea Joongang Daily. May 7, 2008. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.