The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; ; lit. 'Ministry of Land and Transport') is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City."Location." () Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "11 Doum 6-ro, Government Complex-Sejong, Sejong-si 339-012, Republic of Korea" - Address in Korean: "339-012 세종특별자치시 도움6로 11 국토교통부" Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the ,"img_0104.gif." () Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do."Minister." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. "Company Address : 1 Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (427-760)"
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.
History The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation."High-speed railway pushed forward." Korea Joongang Daily. January 2, 2009. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was merged into the construction and transportation agency."Ministries get slow start on new English Web sites." Korea Joongang Daily. May 7, 2008. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.
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Agencies National Agency for Administrative City Construction Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Korea Office of Civil Aviation Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal PortraitNameTerm of officePresidentTook officeLeft officeTime in office126 July 20175 April 2019Moon Jae-in28 April 201923 December 2020324 December 20209 May 2022412 May 20228 December 2024Yoon Suk Yeol5Kim Yoon-deok19 July 2025incumbentLee Jae-myung
See also Transport in South Korea Korail
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External links
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Links to pages of predecessor agencies Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2003-2008) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2000-2004) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (1997-1998) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive)