Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Ministry of SMEs and Startups
중소벤처기업부
Agency overview
FormedJuly 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City
Minister responsible
  • Oh Young-ju
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Oh Kee-woong
Websitewww.mss.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul
중소벤처기업부
Hanja
中小벤처企業部
RRJungso bencheo gieopbu
MRChungso pench'ŏ kiŏppu

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Korean: 중소벤처기업부) is a government ministry of South Korea. It was established in July 2017 by the Moon Jae-in government. It succeeds the former Small and Medium Business Administration. Its headquarters are located in Sejong City, Sejong. As of February 2021, Lee Young, a member of the National Assembly and People Power Party, has been appointed as the South Korean Minister of SMEs and Startups.