Ministry of Security and Public Administration

Ministry of Security and Public Administration (MOSPA),[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.

Ministry of Security and Public Administration,
Republic of Korea
안전행정부
Anjeon Haengjeong-bu
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 29, 2008[1]
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Public Administration and Security
DissolvedNovember 19, 2014
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersCentral Government Complex, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Annual budget₩31.7 trillion(FY 2010)[2] about US$ 26.5 billion
Agency executives
  • Jeong Jong-sub, Minister
  • Kim Seong-ryeol, Vice Minister
  • Lee Gyeong-og, 2nd Vice Minister
WebsiteOfficial English Site

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.

Agencies

Affiliated organizations
  • Central Officials Training Institute
  • Appeals Commission
  • National Archives of Korea
  • Administration Office of Government Complex
  • National Computing and Information Agency
  • The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces
  • National Forensic Service
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References
  1. ROK Ministry of Public Administration and Security website: History of Ministry of Public Administration and Security Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ROK Ministry of Public Administration and Security website: Budget of Ministry of Public Administration and Security Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MOGAHA): http://www.mospa.go.kr/eng/sub/a02/history/screen.do
  4. SAIS. (2010). US-KOREA 2010 YEARBOOK. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, p. 171.: http://uskoreainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2010-SAIS-US-Korea-Yearbook.pdf
  5. "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Security and Public Administration. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "209 Sejong-daero(Sejong-ro), Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea"


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