Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
산업통상자원부

MOTIE headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
FormedJuly 17, 1948 (1948-07-17) (as Ministry of Commerce)
March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Commerce (1948–1993)
  • Ministry of Energy (1978–1993)
  • Ministry of Commerce and Energy (1993–1994)
  • Ministry of Trade and Energy (1994–1998)
  • Ministry of Industry and Energy (1998–2008)
  • Ministry of Knowledge Economy (2008–2013)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City, South Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Moon Shin-Hak - 1st Vice Minister of Industry
  • Choi Nam-ho - 2nd Vice Minister of Energy
  • Jeong In-kyo - Head of Trade Negotiations Division
Child agency
Websitewww.motie.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul
산업통상자원부
Hanja
産業通商資源部
RRSaneop tongsang jawonbu
MRSanŏp t'ongsang chawŏnbu

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE; Korean: 산업통상자원부) is a ministry under the Government of South Korea. It is concerned with regulating economic policy, especially with regard to the industrial and energy sectors. The ministry also works to encourage foreign investment in Korea.

The current minister is Ahn Duk-geun, the former Head of the Trade Negotiations Division (as a 1st Deputy Minister) in the Department from May 2022 to January 2024.

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