Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

국토교통부 國土交通部 Guktogyotong-bu
MOLIT headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
Formed	November 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Transportation) March 23, 2013
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Transportation (1948–1994) Ministry of Development (1955–1961) Ministry of Construction (1961–1994) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (1994–2008) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (2008–2013)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea
Minister responsible	Park Sang-woo
Deputy Ministers responsible	Kim Oh-jin - 1st Vice Minister of City and Housing Baek Won-kug - 2nd Vice Minister of Transportation and Aviation
Child agencies	National Agency for Administrative City Construction Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
Website	www.molit.go.kr

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Hangul	국토교통부
Hanja	國土交通部
Revised Romanization	Gukto Gyotongbu
McCune–Reischauer	Kukt'o Kyot'ongpu

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; Korean: 국토교통부; Hanja: 國土交通部; RR: Gukto Gyotongbu; MR: Kukt'o Kyot'ongpu) 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 Gwacheon Government Complex [ko],^[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

• National Agency for Administrative City Construction
• Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
• Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board
• Korea Office of Civil Aviation
• Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal

See also

• Transport in South Korea
• Korail

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. "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.

External links

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Korean)

Links to pages of predecessor agencies

• Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013)
• Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013) (in Korean)
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2003-2008)
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2000-2004)
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (1997-1998)
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (in Korean)