The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA; ) is a ministry under the Government of South Korea which manages affairs relating to veterans. It was established in August 1961 as the Veterans Affairs Agency.
List of ministers + List of ministersNo.MinisterPeriod1stMin Byong-kwon6 July 1961 – 31 January 19632ndYoon Young-mo1 February 1963 - 10 May 19643rdKim Byung-sam11 May 1964 – 15 May 19654thPark Ki-suk16 May 1965 – 21 December 19705thChang Dong-won22 December 1970 – 18 October 19736thYoo Kun-chang19 October 1973 – 20 December 19777thKim Jae-myong21 December 1977 – 22 May 19808thLee Jong-ho23 May 1980 – 15 October 19839thCho Chul-kwon16 October 1983 – 18 February 198510thChoi Jong-ho19 February 1985 – 7 January 198611thKim Keun-soo8 January 1986 – 24 February 198812thJun Suk-hong25 February 1988 – 5 December 198813thLee Sang-yeon6 December 1988 – 26 December 199014thMin Gyung-bae27 December 1990 – 25 February 199315thRhee Byoung-tae26 February 1993 – 21 December 199316thLee Chung-kil22 December 1993 – 23 December 199417thHwang Chang-pyeong24 December 1994 – 19 December 199618thOh Jung-so20 December 1996 – 5 March 199719thPark Sang-bum6 March 1997 – 3 March 199820thKim Eui-jae9 March 1998 – 2 March 199921stChoi Kyu-hak6 March 1999 – 28 August 200022ndKim Yoo-bae29 August 2000 – 1 April 200123rdLee Jae-dal2 April 2001 – 2 March 200324thAn Joo-seob3 March 2003 – 23 September 200425thPark Yu-chul24 September 2004 – 19 April 200726thKim Jung-bok20 April 2007 – 28 February 200827th3 March 2009 – 23 February 201128thPark sung-choon 24 February 2011 – 11 May 201729thPi Woo-jin17 May 2017 – 15 August 201930thPark Sam-duk16 August 2019 – 30 December 202031stHwang Ki-chul31 December 2020 – 12 May 202232ndPark Min-shik12 May 2022 – 26 December 202333nd Kang Jung-ai26 December 2023 - incumbent
Timeline
5 July 1961 – Act for Establishment of Military Relief Administration enacted 12 May 1962 – Veterans Office Military Relief Office was renamed to Veterans Office, and branch office became regional offices, and 25 local agencies were upgraded to district offices 1 January 1985 – Veterans Affairs Agency became Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, regional offices became regional veterans offices or branch veterans offices, and Veterans Committee 4.19 Cemetery Management Office was created 19 February 1993 – The posts of Director-Generals of Veterans Policy and Veterans Promotion were created 28 January 1995 – 4.19 Cemetery Management Office was created 14 September 2002 – City-administered 5.18 cemetery Office and 3.15 cemetery Office were transferred to MPVA and two cemeteries’ level was elevated to national cemetery from municipal cemetery 24 May 2004 – The Veterans Bureau was newly established to help veterans make a smoother transition to civilian life 18 May 2005 – The Independence Hall was transferred to MPVA from Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 26 January 2006 – The Daejeon National Cemetery was transferred to MPVA from Ministry of Defense 14 January 2007 – Veterans Centers in Seoul, Busan, Daejeon were created 7 July 2011 – Veterans Center in Gyeonggi Province was created 28 July 2017 – The status of the MPVA Minister was elevated from vice-ministerial to ministerial level 5 June 2023 – The status of the MPVA Minister was elevated to a full member of State Council of the Republic of Korea from its attendee. The MPVA's Korean name is changed to 국가보훈부 from 국가보훈처.https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Korea_in_photos/view?articleId=233673 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/113_346419.html https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230605002551325
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See also Ministries of South Korea
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External links
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