Agency Name: | Ministry of Security and Public Administration, Republic of Korea |
Nativename A: | 안전행정부 |
Nativename R: | Anjeon Haengjeong-bu |
Formed: | February 29, 2008[1] |
Dissolved: | November 19, 2014 |
Preceding1: | Ministry of Public Administration and Security |
Superseding: | |
Jurisdiction: | Government of South Korea |
Headquarters: | Central Government Complex, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Budget: | ₩31.7 trillion(FY 2010)[2] about US$ 26.5 billion |
Chief1 Name: | Jeong Jong-sub |
Chief1 Position: | Minister |
Chief2 Name: | Kim Seong-ryeol |
Chief2 Position: | Vice Minister |
Chief3 Name: | Lee Gyeong-og |
Chief3 Position: | 2nd Vice Minister |
Website: | Official English Site http://www.mopas.go.kr/gpms/ns/mogaha/user/nolayout/main/english/userEngMainDisplay.action |
Ministry of Security and Public Administration (MOSPA, Korean: 안전행정부),[3] formerly Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS),[4] was a ministry of the national government of South Korea. The ministry was in charge of the civil and domestic affairs in South Korea including the National Police Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency.
Its headquarters were in the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno District, Seoul.[5]
In November 2014, the ministry was separated into Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Ministry of Public Safety and Security and Ministry of Personnel Management.