South Korea's Ministry of Justice (MOJ; Korean: 법무부; Hanja: 法務部) is a cabinet-level ministry overseeing justice affairs, headed by the Minister of Justice. It is responsible for supervising South Korea prosecution service, legal affairs, immigration control, correction service, crime prevention and protection of human rights.
| 법무부 法務部 Beobmu-bu | |
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 MOJ headquarters in Gwacheon | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 17, 1948 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Child agency | |
| Website | Official website |
Its headquarters are located in Building #1 of the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.[1][2]
Established on July 17, 1948, the Ministry of Justice is the only ministry whose name has never been changed or altered in the history of the Republic of Korea.
Organization
editAccording to the Decree on the Organization of Ministry of Justice and Institutions under its Jurisdiction, MOJ comprises the General Service Division, Legal Affairs Office, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Crime Prevention Policy Bureau, Human Rights Bureau, Korea Correctional Service, and Korea Immigration Service.[3]
Leadership offices
edit- Minister
- Inspector General
- Spokesperson
- Office of Policy and Planning
- Policy Advisor to the Minister
- Vice Minister
- General Services Division
Bureaus and services
edit- Planning & Coordination Bureau
- Legal Affairs Bureau
- Criminal Affairs Bureau
- Crime Prevention Policy Bureau
- Human Rights Bureau
- Korea Correctional Service
- Korea Immigration Service
Child agency
editList of ministers
edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | President | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lee In | 2 August 1948 | 5 June 1949 | 307 days | Syngman Rhee | [4] | |
| 2 | Kwon Seung-ryeol | 6 June 1949 | 21 May 1950 | 349 days | [4][5] | ||
| 3 | Lee Woo-ik | 22 May 1950 | 22 November 1950 | 184 days | [4] | ||
| 4 | Kim Jun-yeon | 23 November 1950 | 6 May 1951 | 164 days | [4] | ||
| 5 | Jo Jin-man | 7 May 1951 | 4 March 1952 | 302 days | [4] | ||
| 6 | Seo Sang-hwan | 5 March 1952 | 29 June 1954 | 2 years, 116 days | [4] | ||
| 7 | Jo Yong-soon | 30 June 1954 | 15 September 1955 | 1 year, 77 days | [4] | ||
| 8 | Lee Ho | 16 September 1955 | 19 February 1958 | 2 years, 156 days | [4] | ||
| 9 | Hong Jin-ki | 20 February 1958 | 23 March 1960 | 2 years, 32 days | [4] | ||
| 10 | Kwon Seung-ryeol | 25 April 1960 | 19 August 1960 | 116 days | Heo Jeong (acting) | [4] | |
| 11 | Jo Jae-chun | 23 August 1960 | 2 May 1961 | 252 days | Yun Bo-seon | [4] | |
| 12 | Lee Byoung-ha | 3 May 1961 | 18 May 1961 | 15 days | [4] | ||
| 13 | Goh Won-jeung | 20 May 1961 | 8 January 1962 | 234 days | [4] | ||
| 14 | Jo Byoung-il | 9 January 1962 | 31 January 1963 | 1 year, 22 days | Park Chung-hee (acting) | [4] | |
| 15 | Jang Young-soon | 1 February 1963 | 21 April 1963 | 79 days | [4] | ||
| 16 | Min Bok-ki | 22 April 1963 | ????? | [4] | |||
| 17 | ????? | ????? | Park Chung-hee | ||||
| 18 | ????? | 25 September 1966 | |||||
| 19 | Kwon O-byoung | 26 September 1966 | 20 May 1968 | 1 year, 237 days | [4] | ||
| 20 | Lee Ho | 21 May 1968 | 20 December 1970 | 2 years, 213 days | [4] | ||
| 21 | Bae Yeong-ho | 21 December 1970 | 3 June 1971 | 164 days | [4] | ||
| 22 | Shin Jik-soo | 4 June 1971 | 2 December 1973 | 2 years, 181 days | [4] | ||
| 23 | Lee Bong-sung | 3 December 1973 | 17 September 1974 | 288 days | [4] | ||
| 24 25 |
Hwang San-deok | 18 September 1974 | 3 December 1976 | 2 years, 76 days | [4] | ||
| 26 | Lee Sun-joong | 4 December 1976 | 21 December 1978 | 2 years, 17 days | [4] | ||
| 27 | Kim Chi-yeol | 22 December 1978 | 13 December 1979 | 356 days | [4] | ||
| 28 | Baek Sang-ki | 14 December 1979 | 21 May 1980 | 159 days | Choi Kyu-hah | [4] | |
| 29 | Oh Tak-keun | 22 May 1980 | ????? | Chun Doo-hwan | [4] | ||
| 30 | ????? | 9 April 1981 | |||||
| 31 | Yi Jong-won | 10 April 1981 | 20 May 1982 | 1 year, 40 days | [4] | ||
| 32 | Jeong Jeong-geun | 21 May 1982 | 23 June 1982 | 33 days | [4] | ||
| 33 | Bae Myoung-in | 24 June 1982 | 18 February 1985 | 2 years, 239 days | [4] | ||
| 34 | Kim Seok-hui | 19 February 1985 | 15 July 1985 | 146 days | [4] | ||
| 35 | Kim Seong-gi | 16 July 1985 | 25 May 1987 | 1 year, 313 days | [4] | ||
| 36 | Jeong Hae-chang | 26 May 1987 | ????? | [4] | |||
| 37 | ????? | 4 December 1988 | Roh Tae-woo | ||||
| 38 | Heo Hyeong-gu | 5 December 1988 | 18 March 1990 | 1 year, 103 days | [4] | ||
| 39 | Lee Jong-nam | 19 March 1990 | 26 May 1991 | 1 year, 68 days | [4] | ||
| 40 | Kim Gi-chun | 27 May 1991 | 8 October 1992 | 1 year, 134 days | [4] | ||
| 41 | Lee Jung-woo | 9 October 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 139 days | [4] | ||
| 42 | Park Hee-tae | 26 February 1993 | 7 March 1993 | 9 days | Kim Young-sam | [4][6] | |
| 43 | Kim Doo-Hee | 8 March 1993 | 23 December 1994 | 1 year, 290 days | [4] | ||
| 44 | Ahn Woo-man | 24 December 1994 | 5 March 1997 | 2 years, 71 days | [4] | ||
| 45 | Choi Sang-yeop | 6 March 1997 | 4 August 1997 | 151 days | [4] | ||
| 46 | Kim Jong-gu | 5 August 1997 | 2 March 1998 | 209 days | [4] | ||
| 47 | Park Sang-cheon | 3 March 1998 | 23 May 1999 | 1 year, 81 days | Kim Dae-jung | [4] | |
| 48 | Kim Tae-jeong | 24 May 1999 | 7 June 1999 | 14 days | [4] | ||
| 49 | Kim Jeong-gil | 8 June 1999 | 20 May 2001 | 1 year, 346 days | [4] | ||
| 50 | An Dong-su | 21 May 2001 | 23 May 2001 | 2 days | [4][7] | ||
| 51 | Choi Gyeong-won | 24 May 2001 | 28 January 2002 | 249 days | [4] | ||
| 52 | Song Jeong-ho | 29 January 2002 | 10 July 2002 | 162 days | [4] | ||
| 53 | Kim Jung-kil | 11 July 2002 | 5 November 2002 | 117 days | [4] | ||
| 54 | Sim Sang-myeong | 9 November 2002 | 26 February 2003 | 109 days | [4] | ||
| 55 | Kang Kum-sil | 27 February 2003 | 29 July 2004 | 1 year, 153 days | Roh Moo-hyun | [4][8] | |
| 56 | Kim Seung-kew | 29 July 2004 | 29 June 2005 | 335 days | [4] | ||
| 57 | Chun Jung-bae | 29 June 2005 | 26 July 2006 | 1 year, 27 days | [4] | ||
| 58 | Kim Seong-ho | 30 August 2006 | 3 September 2007 | 1 year, 4 days | [4] | ||
| 59 | Jeong Seong-jin | 4 September 2007 | 29 February 2008 | 178 days | [4] | ||
| 60 | Kim Gyeong-han | 29 February 2008 | 29 September 2009 | 1 year, 213 days | Lee Myung-bak | [4] | |
| 61 | Lee Gwi-nam | 30 September 2009 | 10 August 2011 | 1 year, 314 days | [4] | ||
| 62 | Gwon Jae-jin | 11 August 2011 | 10 March 2013 | 1 year, 211 days | [4] | ||
| 63 | Hwang Kyo-ahn | 11 March 2013 | 13 June 2015 | 2 years, 94 days | Park Geun-hye | [9] | |
| 64 | Kim Hyeon-ung | 9 June 2015 | 29 November 2016 | 1 year, 173 days | [10] | ||
| 65 | Park Sang-ki | 19 July 2017 | 8 September 2019 | 2 years, 51 days | Moon Jae-in | [9][11][12] | |
| 66 | Cho Kuk | 9 September 2019 | 14 October 2019 | 35 days | [9][13] | ||
| — | Kim Oh-soo (acting) | 14 October 2019 | 1 January 2020 | 79 days | |||
| 67 | Choo Mi-ae | 2 January 2020 | 27 January 2021 | 1 year, 25 days | |||
| 68 | Park Beom-kye | 28 January 2021 | 9 May 2022 | 1 year, 101 days | |||
| 69 | Han Dong-hoon | 17 May 2022 | 21 December 2023 | 1 year, 218 days | Yoon Suk Yeol | ||
| 70 | Park Sung-jae | 20 February 2024 | incumbent | 268 days | [14] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."
- ^ "Location." Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). October 20, 2011. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #5, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."
- ^ 법무부와 그 소속기관 직제 [Decree On The Organization Of Ministry Of Justice And Institutions Under Its Jurisdiction]. February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be "기관연혁 상세정보". National Archives of Korea. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Seo Yong-tai (October 2010). "1920～1930년대 권승렬의 변호사 활동" [The Lawyer Kwon Seung-Ryul's Activities in the 1920s and 1930s]. The Journal of Korean History. 25: 237. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ 류정인 (11 January 2012). "'딸 편법입학' 박희태, 또 '부정부패'로 사퇴하나". Media Today. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ 김창혁; 신석호; 이명건 (23 May 2001). "[안법무 사퇴까지 긴박 43시간] '장관이 거짓말을… 포기하자'". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ 안길찬 (27 February 2003). "[파격장관] 첫 여성 법무 강금실 장관". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "법무부장관 연혁". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ 민병권 (27 June 2017). "새 법무장관에 박상기 경제정의실천연합 대표 지명". Seoul Economy. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ MOJ List
- ^ "문 대통령, 조국 후보자 임명... 2시 대국민 메시지 예정". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Haye-ah, Lee (2024-02-20). "Yoon appoints new justice minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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