Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
| 산업통상자원부 産業通商資源部 Saneop Tongsang Jawonbu | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | February 29, 2008 (Ministry of Commerce, 1948) |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Jurisdiction | South Korean government |
| Headquarters | Sejong City, South Korea |
| Employees | 32,902 |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | www.motie.go.kr |
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The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) is a branch of the South Korean government. It is concerned with regulating some 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 Joo Hyung-Hwan.
Headquarters
The headquarters are located in the Sejong Regional Government Complex in Sejong City.[1] The headquarters were formerly located in the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.[2]
The ministry began in 1948 as the Ministry of Commerce in the First Republic. In 1993 it was merged with the Ministry of Energy, established in 1977. It became the Ministry of Knowledge Economy in 2008, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in 2013.
Subsidiary sections
Subsidiary departments and organisations of the MTIE include:
- Korean Testing Lab (ko:한국산업기술시험원) or KTL
See also
References
- ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Addresss : 402 Hannuri-daero, Sejong-si, 339-012, Republic of Korea"
- ^ "Location." () Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Address Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"
External links
- Official MOTIE page
- Official MOTIE page Template:Ko icon/MUL
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Archive)
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy Template:Ko icon (Archive)
- Official MOCIE Page (Archive)
- Official MOCIE Page Template:Ko icon (Archive)
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