Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)

Ministry of Health and Welfare
보건복지부
保健福祉部
Bogeon Bokji-bu

MOHW headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
FormedNovember 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Social Affairs)
March 19, 2010
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Social Affairs (1948–1955)
  • Ministry of Health (1949–1955)
  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (1955–1994)
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare (1994–2008)
  • Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family (2008–2010)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Lee Ki-il - 1st Vice Minister of Social Wellfare
  • Park Min-soo - 2nd Vice Minister of Health & Medical Care
Child agency
Websitewww.mohw.go.kr

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW previously MW, Korean보건복지부; Hanja保健福祉部) is a branch of the government of South Korea. The headquarters is in Sejong City.[1] Previously the headquarters were on floors 6 through 12 of the Hyundai Building in Jongno District, Seoul, when they were the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.[2]

  1. ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea"
  2. ^ "Location." () Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Ministry of Health & Welfare Hyundai Building 6~12 F" and "Ministry of Health & Welfare (MW) : 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea 110-793, call center 129"

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