Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; Korean: 국토교통부; 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.^[1] Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the Gwacheon Government Complex [ko],^[2] in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do.^[3]

FormedNovember 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Transportation)
March 23, 2013

Preceding agencies

• Ministry of Transportation (1948–1994)
• Ministry of Development (1955–1961)
• Ministry of Construction (1961–1994)
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation (1994–2008)
• Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (2008–2013)

JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea

Headquarters

• 11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

국토교통부
MOLIT headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
Formed	November 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Transportation) March 23, 2013
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Transportation (1948–1994) Ministry of Development (1955–1961) Ministry of Construction (1961–1994) Ministry of Construction and Transportation (1994–2008) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (2008–2013)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea
Employees	1,036
Minister responsible	Kim Yoon-deok
Deputy Ministers responsible	Jin Hyun-hwan - 1st Vice Minister of City and Housing Baek Won-kug - 2nd Vice Minister of Transportation and Aviation
Child agencies	National Agency for Administrative City Construction Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
Website	www.molit.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul	국토교통부
Hanja	國土交通部
RR	Gukto gyotongbu
MR	Kukt'o kyot'ongbu

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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.^[4]