Ministry of Security and Public Administration (MOSPA,

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: 안전행정부), formerly Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS), was a ministry of the national government of

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. The ministry was in charge of the civil and domestic affairs in

including the

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and the National Emergency Management Agency. Its headquarters were in the Seoul Government Complex in

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Ministry of Security and Public Administration. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "209 Sejong-daero(Sejong-ro), Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea" In November 2014, the ministry was separated into Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Ministry of Public Safety and Security and Ministry of Personnel Management.

Agencies

* National Emergency Management Agency

Affiliated organizations

* Central Officials Training Institute * Appeals Commission * National Archives of Korea * Administration Office of Government Complex * National Computing and Information Agency * The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces * National Forensic Service

References

External links

Ministry of Public Administration and Security
Security and Public Administration

Law enforcement in South Korea

2008 establishments in South Korea 2014 disestablishments in South Korea {{SouthKorea-gov-stub