Ministry of Home Affairs (South Korea)
1948–1998 South Korean government agency
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA; Korean: 내무부)[1] was a cabinet-level ministry of the South Korean government. It was one of eleven initial cabinet-level ministries created with the establishment of the South Korean government and the passage of the Government Organization Act in 1948. In February 1998, the Ministry of Home Affairs was merged with the Ministry of Government Administration to create the Ministry of the Interior.
The Ministry of Home Affairs oversaw a wide range of internal affairs, including regional administration, public security, civil defense, and firefighting.[2]
Administration and History
On July 17, 1948, on the same day the South Korean Constitution was announced, the Constituent National Assembly of the Republic of Korea ratified the Government Organization Act as its first legislative act.[3] The Government Organization Act provided for the creation of 11 cabinet-level ministries, including the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2] Succeeding the United States Army Military Government in Korea, the government of the Republic of Korea was officially promulgated on August 15, 1948,[4] and the Ministry of Home Affairs was formally organized on November 4 of the same year.[2]
The Ministry of Home Affairs was headed by a Minister of Home Affairs, who was also a member of the State Council. Three bureaus—the Bureau of Public Safety (치안국), the Bureau of Local Administration (지방국), and the Bureau of Construction (건설국)—consisted of the ministry at the time of its founding.[2][1] The powers and jurisdiction of the ministry shifted vastly following the various reforms of the South Korean government. Affiliated agencies of the ministry included various organizations related to public security, including the Korean National Police University, the National Fire Service Academy, and the National Forensic Service.[2]
In February 1998, the Kim Dae-jung administration finalized its plans to combine the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Government Administration as part of its policies to strengthen local government.[5] On February 28, the two agencies merged together to form the Ministry of the Interior following the National Assembly's amendment to the Government Organization Act.[2]
List of Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of Office[6][7][8] | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||
| 1 | Yun Chi-young 윤치영 尹致暎 |
2 August 1948 | 22 December 1948 | 142 days | Syngman Rhee | |
| 2 | Shin Song-mo 신성모 申性模 |
23 December 1948 | 20 March 1949 | 87 days | ||
| 3 | Kim Hyo-suk 김효석 金孝錫 |
21 March 1949 | 6 February 1950 | 322 days | ||
| 4 | Paik Sung-wook 백성욱 白性郁 |
7 February 1950 | 16 July 1950 | 159 days | ||
| 5 | Chough Pyung-ok 조병옥 趙炳玉 |
17 July 1950 | 6 May 1951 | 293 days | ||
| 6 | Lee Soon-yong 이순용 李淳鎔 |
7 May 1951 | 12 January 1952 | 250 days | ||
| - | Chang Seok-yoon 장석윤 張錫潤 |
17 January 1952 | 5 February 1952 | 19 days | ||
| 7 | 6 February 1952 | 23 May 1952 | 107 days | |||
| 8 | Lee Beom-seok 이범석 李範奭 |
24 May 1952 | 22 July 1952 | 59 days | ||
| 9 | Kim Tae-sun 김태선 金泰善 |
24 July 1952 | 28 August 1952 | 35 days | ||
| 10 | Jin Heon-sik 진헌식 陳憲植 |
29 August 1952 | 9 September 1953 | 1 year, 11 days | ||
| - | Hwang Ho-hyon 황호현 黃虎鉉 |
10 September 1953 | 19 September 1953 | 9 days | ||
| 11 | Baek Han-seong 백한성 白漢成 |
19 September 1953 | 21 April 1955 | 1 year, 214 days | ||
| 12 | Kim Hyung-geun 김형근 金亨根 |
22 April 1955 | 20 May 1956 | 1 year, 28 days | ||
| 13 | Lee Ik-heung 이익흥 李益興 |
21 May 1956 | 3 February 1957 | 258 days | ||
| 14 | Jang Gyeong-geun 장경근 張璟根 |
4 February 1957 | 25 September 1957 | 233 days | ||
| 15 | Lee Geun-jik 이근직 李根直 |
26 September 1957 | 16 June 1958 | 263 days | ||
| 16 | Min Byung-ki 민병기 閔丙祺 |
17 June 1958 | 26 August 1958 | 70 days | ||
| 17 | Kim Il-hwan 김일환 金一煥 |
27 August 1958 | 19 March 1959 | 204 days | ||
| 18 | Choi In-Kyu 최인규 崔仁圭 |
20 March 1959 | 22 March 1960 | 1 year, 2 days | ||
| 19 | Hong Jin-ki 홍진기 洪璡基 |
23 March 1960 | 24 April 1960 | 32 days | ||
| 20 | Lee Ho 이호 李澔 |
25 April 1960 | 22 August 1960 | 119 days | ||
| Yun Po-sun | ||||||
| 21 | Hong Ik-pyo 홍익표 洪翼杓 |
23 August 1960 | 11 September 1960 | 19 days | ||
| 22 | Lee Sang-cheol 이상철 李相喆 |
12 September 1960 | 12 October 1960 | 30 days | ||
| 23 | Hyeon Suk-ho 현석호 玄錫虎 |
13 October 1960 | 19 November 1960 | 37 days | ||
| 24 | Shin Hyun-don 신현돈 申鉉燉 |
20 November 1960 | 2 May 1961 | 163 days | ||
| 25 | Cho Jae-cheon 조재천 曺在千 |
3 May 1961 | 19 May 1961 | 16 days | ||
| 26 | Han Shin 한신 韓信 |
20 May 1961 | 14 October 1962 | 1 year, 147 days | ||
| Park Chung Hee (acting) | ||||||
| 27 | Park Kyong-won 박경원 朴璟遠 |
15 October 1962 | 23 November 1963 | 1 year, 39 days | ||
| - | Lee Gye-soon 이계순 李啓純 |
23 November 1963 | 16 December 1963 | 23 days | ||
| 28 | Um Min-young 엄민영 嚴敏永 |
17 December 1963 | 10 May 1964 | 145 days | Park Chung Hee | |
| 29 | Yang Chan-woo 양찬우 楊燦宇 |
11 May 1964 | 14 April 1966 | 1 year, 338 days | ||
| 30 | Um Min-young 엄민영 嚴敏永 |
15 April 1966 | 29 June 1967 | 1 year, 75 days | ||
| 31 | Lee Ho 이호 李澔 |
30 June 1967 | 20 May 1968 | 325 days | ||
| 32 | Park Kyong-won 박경원 朴璟遠 |
21 May 1968 | 3 June 1971 | 3 years, 13 days | ||
| 33 | Oh Chi-sung 오치성 吳致成 |
4 June 1971 | 6 October 1971 | 124 days | ||
| 34 | Kim Hyun-ok 김현옥 金玄玉 |
7 October 1971 | 2 December 1973 | 2 years, 56 days | ||
| 35 | Hong Sung-chul 홍성철 洪性澈 |
3 December 1973 | 20 August 1974 | 260 days | ||
| 36 | Park Kyong-won 박경원 朴璟遠 |
21 August 1974 | 18 December 1975 | 1 year, 119 days | ||
| 37 | Kim Chi-yeol 김치열 金致烈 |
19 December 1975 | 21 December 1978 | 3 years, 2 days | ||
| 38 | Koo Ja-chun 구자춘 具滋春 |
22 December 1978 | 14 December 1979 | 357 days | ||
| Choi Kyu-hah | ||||||
| 39 | Kim Jong-hwan 김종환 金鍾煥 |
15 December 1979 | 2 September 1980 | 262 days | ||
| Chun Doo-hwan | ||||||
| 40 | Suh Chung-hwa 서정화 徐廷和 |
3 September 1980 | 27 April 1982 | 1 year, 236 days | ||
| 41 | Roh Tae-woo 노태우 盧泰愚 |
28 April 1982 | 6 July 1983 | 1 year, 69 days | ||
| 42 | Choo Young-bock 주영복 周永福 |
7 July 1983 | 18 February 1985 | 1 year, 226 days | ||
| 43 | Chung Suk-mo 정석모 鄭石謨 |
19 February 1985 | 26 August 1986 | 1 year, 188 days | ||
| 44 | Kim Chong-hoh 김종호 金宗鎬 |
27 August 1986 | 20 January 1987 | 146 days | ||
| 45 | Chung Ho-yong 정호용 鄭鎬溶 |
21 January 1987 | 25 May 1987 | 124 days | ||
| 46 | Goh Kun 고건 高建 |
26 May 1987 | 13 July 1987 | 48 days | ||
| 47 | Jeong Gwan-yong 정관용 鄭寬溶 |
14 July 1987 | 13 September 1987 | 61 days | ||
| 48 | Lee Sang-hee 이상희 李相熙 |
14 September 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 163 days | ||
| 49 | Lee Sang-hee 이상희 李相熙 |
25 February 1988 | 6 May 1988 | 71 days | Roh Tae-woo | |
| 50 | Lee Choon-koo 이춘구 李春九 |
7 May 1988 | 4 December 1988 | 211 days | ||
| 51 | Lee Han-dong 이한동 李漢東 |
5 December 1988 | 18 July 1989 | 225 days | ||
| 52 | Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金泰鎬 |
19 July 1989 | 18 March 1990 | 242 days | ||
| 53 | Ahn Eung-mo 안응모 安應模 |
19 March 1990 | 28 April 1991 | 1 year, 40 days | ||
| 54 | Lee Sang-yun 이상연 李相淵 |
29 April 1991 | 30 March 1992 | 336 days | ||
| 55 | Lee Dong-ho 이동호 李同浩 |
31 March 1992 | 8 October 1992 | 191 days | ||
| 56 | Paik Gwang-hyun 백광현 白光鉉 |
9 October 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 139 days | ||
| 57 | Lee Hae-gu 이해구 李海龜 |
26 February 1993 | 21 December 1993 | 298 days | Kim Young-sam | |
| 58 | Choi Hyung-woo 최형우 崔炯佑 |
22 December 1993 | 23 December 1994 | 1 year, 1 day | ||
| 59 | Kim Yong-tae 김용태 金瑢泰 |
24 December 1994 | 20 December 1995 | 361 days | ||
| 60 | Kim Woo-seok 김우석 金佑錫 |
21 December 1995 | 12 February 1997 | 1 year, 53 days | ||
| 61 | Suh Chung-hwa 서정화 徐廷和 |
13 February 1997 | 5 March 1997 | 20 days | ||
| 62 | Kang Woon-tae 강운태 姜雲太 |
6 March 1997 | 5 August 1997 | 152 days | ||
| 63 | Cho Hae-nyoung 조해녕 曺海寧 |
6 August 1997 | 2 March 1998 | 208 days | ||