Ministry of Justice (South Korea)

Ministry of Justice
법무부
法務部
Beobmubu
Emblem of the Ministry of Justice
Agency overview
Formed July 17, 1948
Jurisdiction Government of South Korea
Headquarters Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do, South Korea
Ministers responsible
  • Park Sang-gi, Minister of Justice
  • Lee Keum-ro, Vice Minister
Website Official Ministry of Justice website in English

South Korea's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is a cabinet-level ministry overseeing justice affairs, headed by the Minister of Justice. It is responsible for prosecution, sentencing, immigration control, and the protection of human rights.

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.

Agencies

List of Ministers of Justice


Government Order Name Hanja Term start Term end Notes
First Republic 1 Lee In 李仁 1948-8-2 1949-6-5 [3]
2 Kwon Seung-ryul 權承烈 1949-6-6 1950-5-21 [3][4]
3 Yi U-ik 李愚益 1950-5-22 1950-11-22 [3]
4 Kim Jun-yeon 金俊淵 1950-11-23 1951-5-6 [3]
5 Jo Jin-man 趙鎭滿 1951-5-7 1952-3-4
6 Seo Sang-hwan 徐相懽 1952-3-5 1954-6-29 [3]
7 Jo Yong-sun 趙容淳 1954-6-30 1955-9-15 [3]
8 Yi Ho 李澔 1955-9-16 1958-2-19 [3]
9 Hong Jin-ki 洪璡基 1958-2-20 1960-3-23 [3]
10 Kwon Seung-ryul 權承烈 1960-4-25 1960-8-19 [3]
Second Republic 11 Jo Jae-cheon 曺在千 1960-8-23 1961-5-2 [3]
12 Yi Byeong-ha 李炳夏 1961-5-3 1961-5-18 [3]
13 Go Won-jeung 高元增 1961-5-19 1962-1-8 [3]
14 Jo Byeong-il 趙炳日 1962-1-9 1963-1-31 [3]
15 Jang Yeong-sun 張榮淳 1963-2-1 1963-4-21 [3]
16 Min Bok-ki 閔復基 1963-4-22 1963-12-16 [3]
Third Republic
17 1963-12-17 1964-5-10
18 1964-5-11 1966-9-25
19 Gwon U-byeong 權五柄 1966-9-26 1968-5-20 [3]
20 Yi Ho 李澔 1968-5-21 1970-12-20 [3]
21 Bae Yeong-ho 裵泳鎬 1970-12-21 1971-6-3 [3]
22 Sin Jik-su 申稙秀 1971-6-4 1973-12-2 [3]
Fourth Republic
23 Yi Bong-seong 李鳳成 1973-12-3 1974-9-17 [3]
24 Hwang San-deok 黃山德 1974-9-18 1975-12-18 [3]
25 1975-12-19 1976-12-3
26 Yi Seon-jung 李善中 1976-12-4 1978-12-21 [3]
27 Kim Chi-yeol 金致烈 1978-12-22 1979-12-13 [3]
28 Baek Sang-gi 白翔起 1979-12-14 1980-5-21 [3]
29 O Taek-geun 吳鐸根 1980-5-22 1980-9-1 [3]
30 1980-9-2 1981-4-9
Fifth Republic 31 Yi Jong-won 李鐘元 1981-4-10 1982-5-20 [3]
32 Jeong Chi-geun 鄭致根 1982-5-21 1982-6-23 [3]
33 Bae Myeong-in 裵命仁 1982-6-24 1985-2-18 [3]
34 Kim Seok-hwi 金錫輝 1985-2-19 1985-7-15 [3]
35 Kim Seong-gi 金聖基 1985-7-16 1987-5-25 [3]
36 Jeong Hae-chang 丁海昌 1987-5-26 1988-2-24 [3]
Roh Tae-woo administration
37 1988-2-25 1988-12-4
38 Heo Hyeong-gu 許亨九 1988-12-5 1990-3-18 [3]
39 Yi Jong-nam 李種南 1990-3-19 1991-5-26 [3]
40 Kim Gi-chun 金淇春 1991-5-27 1992-10-8 [3]
41 Yi Jeong-u 李正雨 1992-10-9 1993-2-25 [3]
Kim Young-sam administration 42 Bak Hui-tae 朴熺太 1993-2-26 1993-3-7 Resigned due to controversy over daughter's dual nationality[5]
43 Kim Du-hui 金斗喜 1993-3-8 1994-12-23 [3]
44 An U-man 安又萬 1994-12-24 1997-3-5 [3]
45 Choe Sang-yeop 崔相曄 1997-3-6 1997-8-4 [3]
46 Kim Jong-gu 金鍾求 1997-8-5 1998-3-2 [3]
Kim Dae-jung administration 47 Bak Sang-cheon 朴相千 1998-3-3 1999-5-23 [3]
48 Kim Tae-jeong 金泰政 1999-5-24 1999-6-7 [3]
49 Kim Jeong-gil 金正吉 1999-6-8 2001-5-20 [3]
50 An Dong-su 安東洙 2001-5-21 2001-5-23 Resigned due to outcry after two days[6]
51 Choe Gyeong-won 崔慶元 2001-5-24 2002-1-28 [3]
52 Song Jeong-ho 宋正鎬 2002-1-29 2002-7-10 [3]
53 Kim Jeong-gil 金正吉 2002-7-11 2002-11-5 [3]
54 Sim Sang-myeong 沈相明 2002-11-9 2003-2-26 [3]
Roh Moo-hyun administration 55 Kang Kum-sil 康錦實 2003-2-27 2004-7-28 First female Minister of Justice[7]
56 Kim Seung-kew 金昇圭 2004-7-29 2005-6-29 [3]
57 Chun Jung-bae 千正培 2005-6-29 2006-7-26 [3]
58 Kim Seong-ho 金成浩 2006-8-28 2007-9-3 [3]
59 Jeong Seong-jin 鄭城鎭 2007-9-4 2008-2-28 [3]
Lee Myung-bak administration 60 Kim Gyeong-han 金慶漢 2008-2-29 2009-9-29 [3]
61 Yi Gwi-nam 李貴男 2009-9-30 2011-8-10 [3]
62 Gwon Jae-jin 權在珍 2011-8-12 2013-3-11 [3]
Park Geun-hye administration 63 Hwang Kyo-ahn 黃敎安 2013-3-11 2015-6-13 [8]
Acting Kim Ju-hyeon 金周賢 2015-6-13 2015-7-9
64 Kim Hyeon-ung 金賢雄 2015-7-9 2016-11-29 [8]
Acting Yi Chang-jae 李昌宰 2016-11-29 2017-5-21
Moon Jae-in administration
Acting Yi Geum-ro 李今魯 2017-5-22 2017-7-18
65 Bak Sang-gi 朴相基 2017-7-19 Incumbent [8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."
  2. ↑ "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."
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 "기관연혁 상세정보". National Archives of Korea. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. ↑ 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 2018-05-13.
  5. ↑ 류정인 (2012-01-11). "'딸 편법입학' 박희태, 또 '부정부패'로 사퇴하나". Media Today. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  6. ↑ 김창혁; 신석호; 이명건 (2001-05-23). "[안법무 사퇴까지 긴박 43시간] '장관이 거짓말을… 포기하자'". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  7. ↑ 안길찬 (2003-02-27). "[파격장관] 첫 여성 법무 강금실 장관". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  8. 1 2 3 "법무부장관 연혁". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  9. ↑ 민병권 (2017-06-27). "새 법무장관에 박상기 경제정의실천연합 대표 지명". Seoul Economy. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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