Ministry of Education (South Korea)
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| 교육부 敎育部 Gyoyukbu | |
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.jpg) MOE headquarters in Sejong | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 23, 2013 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | 408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea 30119 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
| Website | Official English Site |
The Ministry of Education (MOE; Korean: 교육부; RR: Gyoyukbu; MR: Kyoyukpu) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It was created on March 23, 2013. It should not be confused with seventeen regional Offices of Education whose heads, Superintendents, are directly elected in local elections.
Its headquarters are in the Sejong Regional Government Complex in Sejong City.[1] Previously it was located in the Central Government Complex in Jongno District, Seoul.[2][3]
Affiliated agencies
[edit]- National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea
- National Education Training Institute
- National Institute of Korean History
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | President | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Minister of Education (2013–2014) | ||||||
| 55 | Seo Nam-soo | 23 March 2013 | 7 August 2014 | 1 year, 137 days | Park Geun-hye | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education (2014-present) | ||||||
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Hwang Woo-yea | 8 August 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 157 days | Park Geun-hye |
| 57 | Lee Joon-sik | 13 January 2016 | 4 July 2017 | 1 year, 172 days | ||
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Kim Sang-gon | 5 July 2017 | 2 October 2018 | 1 year, 89 days | Moon Jae-in |
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Yoo Eun-hae | 2 October 2018 | 9 May 2022 | 3 years, 219 days | |
| 60 | 
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Park Soon-ae | 5 July 2022 | 8 August 2022 | 34 days | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| 61 | Lee Ju-ho | 7 November 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 5 days | ||
See also
[edit]- Education in South Korea
- Korean Council for University Education
- Korean Educational Development Institute
References
[edit]- ^ "Location Archived 2014-01-01 at archive.today." (Archive) Ministry of Education (South Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address : (339-012) 408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea"
- ^ "Contact Info." (Archive) The Globe Program. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development Central Government Complex, 77-6 Sejong-no, Jongno-gu Seoul, 110-760 South Korea"
- ^ Park, Si-soo (July 12, 2010). "35 state bodies to be relocated to Sejong City". The Korea Times.
External links
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Media related to Ministry of Education (South Korea) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Ministry of Education on Twitter
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