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The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE; ) is a ministry under the
Government of South Korea The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
. It is concerned with regulating
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, especially with regard to the industrial and energy sectors. The ministry also works to encourage foreign investment in Korea. The current minister is Ahn Duk-geun, the former Head of the Trade Negotiations Division (as a 1st Deputy Minister) in the Department from May 2022 to January 2024.


History

The ministry began in 1948 as the Ministry of Commerce during the First Republic. In 1993, it was merged with the Ministry of Energy, established in 1977. A year later the ministry changed its name to Ministry of Trade and Energy. In 1998, it transferred trade negotiation duties to the foreign ministry changing its name to Ministry of Industry and Energy. In 2008, it was restructured into Ministry of Knowledge Economy following newly elected president
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's cabinet reorganization. In 2013, following President
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's cabinet reorganisation the ministry was restructured into the current form bringing back trade negotiation duties from the foreign ministry. In 2017, it delegated duties related to SMEs to newly created Ministry of SMEs and Startups under President
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. In 2018, it added the third vice ministerial role for energy policies in addition to existing trade minister and vice minister (now 1st vice minister).


Headquarters

The headquarters are located in the Sejong Regional Government Complex in Sejong City. The headquarters were formerly located in the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon,
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.Location
" () Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Address Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"


Subsidiary sections

Subsidiary organisations of the MOTIE include: *Korean Agency for Technology and Standards *Korea Trade Commission (not to be confused with the country's anti-trust agency Fair Trade Commission) *Mine Registration Office *Electricity Regulatory Committee *Free Economic Zone Planning Office


Organization


List of ministers

List of Ministers from 1948 to the presen


Minister

* Policy Advisor to the Minister * Director General for Audit and Inspection


Spokesperson


Minister for Trade

* Deputy Minister for Trade


Bureau of Trade Policy


Bureau of Trade Cooperation


Office of FTA Negotiations

* Director General for FTA Policy * Director General for FTA Negotiations * East Asia FTA Bureau


Office of International Trade and Legal Affairs

* Director General for International Trade Affairs * Director General for Trade Legal Affairs and Public Relations


Office of International Trade and Investment

* Director General for International Trade Policy * Director General for Cross-Border Investment Policy * Director General for Domestic Policy on Trade * Director General for Trade Controls Policy


1st Vice Minister


Office of Planning and Coordination

* Director General for Policy Coordination * Director General for Emergency and Security Planning


Office of Industrial Policy

* Director General for Industrial Policy * Director General for Materials and Components Industries * Director General for Manufacturing Industry


Office of Industry and Enterprise Innovation

* Director General for Industrial Technology Convergence Policy * Director General for Regional Economic Policy * Director General for Middle Market Enterprise Policy


2nd Vice Minister


Office of Energy Industry

* Director General for Energy Transition Policy Policy * Director General for Electricity Innovation Policy * Director General for Renewable Energy Policy * Director General for Hydrogen Economy Policy


Bureau of Resource Industry Policy


Bureau of Nuclear Energy Industry Policy


See also

*
Government of South Korea The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
* List of government agencies of South Korea * Economy of South Korea


References


External links


Official MOTIE pageOfficial MOTIE page
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Ministry of Knowledge Economy
(Archive)
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
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Official MOCIE Page
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Official MOCIE Page
(Archive) {{authority control Trade, Industry and Energy Economy of South Korea
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
Ministries established in 1948 1948 establishments in South Korea