Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)

Ministry of Health and Welfare
보건복지부

MOHW headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
FormedNovember 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Social Affairs)
March 19, 2010
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Social Affairs (1948–1955)
  • Ministry of Health (1949–1955)
  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (1955–1994)
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare (1994–2008)
  • Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family (2008–2010)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Lee Ki-il - 1st Vice Minister of Social Welfare
  • Park Min-soo - 2nd Vice Minister of Health & Medical Care
Child agency
Websitewww.mohw.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul
보건복지부
Hanja
保健福祉部
RRBogeon bokjibu
MRPogŏn pokchibu

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW previously MW, Korean: 보건복지부) is a branch of the government of South Korea. The headquarters is in Sejong City. Previously the headquarters were on floors 6 through 12 of the Hyundai Building in Jongno District, Seoul, when they were the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.

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