Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
국토교통부

MOLIT headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
FormedNovember 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)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Jin Hyun-hwan - 1st Vice Minister of City and Housing
  • Baek Won-kug - 2nd Vice Minister of Transportation and Aviation
Child agencies
Websitewww.molit.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul
국토교통부
Hanja
國土交通部
RRGukto gyotongbu
MRKukt'o kyot'ongbu

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; Korean: 국토교통부) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City. Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the Gwacheon Government Complex, in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do.

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.

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