Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
산업통상자원부; 産業通商資源部; Saneop Tongsang Jawon-bu
	; MOTIE headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
Formed	July 17, 1948 (as Ministry of Commerce); March 23, 2013
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Commerce (1948–1993); Ministry of Energy (1978–1993); Ministry of Commerce and Energy (1993–1994); Ministry of Trade and Energy (1994–1998); Ministry of Industry and Energy (1998–2008); Ministry of Knowledge Economy (2008–2013);
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Sejong City, South Korea
Minister responsible	Ahn Duk-geun, Minister responsible;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Kang Kyung-sung - 1st Vice Minister of Industry; Choi Nam-ho - 2nd Vice Minister of Energy; Jeong In-kyo - Head of Trade Negotiations Division;
Child agency	Korean Intellectual Property Office;
Website	www.motie.go.kr

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE; Korean: 산업통상자원부; Hanja: 産業通商資源部) is a ministry under the Government of South Korea. It is concerned with regulating economic policy, 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.^[1]

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 Lee Myung-bak's cabinet reorganization. In 2013, following President Park Geun-hye'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 Moon Jae-in.^[2] 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).^[3]

Headquarters

The headquarters are located in the Sejong Regional Government Complex in Sejong City.^[4] The headquarters were formerly located in the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.^[5]

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 present.[1]

Portrait	Name	Term of office		President
Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	President
	Im Yeong-sin	4 August 1948	19490606	Syngman Rhee
	Yun Po-sun	6 June 1949	9 March 1950
	Kim Hoon	9 May 1950	27 March 1952
	Lee Kyo-seon	27 March 1952	26 November 1952
	Lee Jae-hyung	6 November 1952	7 October 1953
	An Dong-hyuk	7 October 1953	30 June 1954
	Park Hee-hyun	30 June 1954	5 July 1954
	Kang Sung-tae	5 July 1954	16 September 1955
	Kim Il-hwan	16 September 1955	27 August 1958
	Gu Yong-seo	27 August 1958	8 April 1960
	Kim Yeong-chan	8 April 1960	28 April 1960
	Jeon Taekbo	28 April 1960	2 June 1960
	Oh Jung-soo	2 June 1960	1 July 1960
	Lee Tai-young	23 August 1960	12 September 1960	Yun Po-sun
	Chu Yo-han	12 September 1960	3 May 1961
	Tae Wan-sun	3 May 1961	18 May 1961
	Chung Rae-hyuk	20 May 1961	10 July 1962
	Yoo Chang-soon	10 July 1962	8 February 1963
	Park Choong-hoon	8 January 1963	10 October 1963
	Kim Hoon	10 August 1963	16 December 1963
	Lee Byung-ho	16 December 1963	11 May 1964	Park Chung Hee
	Park Choong-hoon	11 May 1964	3 October 1967
	Kim Chung-ryum	12 June 1964	26 January 1966
	Lee Nak-sun	20 October 1969	2 December 1973
	Chang Yei-joon	2 December 1973	19 December 1977
	Choi Gak-kyu	19 December 1977	13 December 1979
	Chung Jai-suk	13 December 1979	5 July 1979	Choi Kyu-hah
	Shin Byeong-hyun	5 July 1979	2 September 1980	Choi Kyu-hah
	Seo Seok-jun	2 September 1980	21 May 1982	Chun Doo-hwan
	Kim Dong-hwi	21 May 1982	9 October 1983
	Keum Jin-ho	15 October 1983	27 August 1986
	Rha Woong-bae	27 August 1986	25 January 1988
	An Byung-hwa	25 January 1988	5 December 1988	Roh Tae-woo
	Han Seung-soo	5 December 1988	19 March 1990
	Park Pil-soo	19 March 1990	27 December 1990
	Lee Bong-seo	27 December 1990	20 December 1991
	Han Bong-soo	20 December 1991	26 February 1993
	Kim Chul-soo	26 February 1993	24 December 1994	Kim Young-sam
	Park Jae-yoon	24 December 1994	19 December 1996
	Ahn Kwang-gu	19 December 1996	6 March 1997
	Lim Chang-yeul	6 March 1997	18 November 1997
	Jung Hae-joo	19 November 1997	2 March 1998
	Park Tae-young	3 March 1998	23 May 1999	Kim Dae-jung
	Jeong Teok-koo	25 May 1999	13 January 2000
	Kim Young-ho	14 January 2000	6 August 2000
	Shin Guk-hwan	7 August 2000	25 March 2001
	Jang Jae-sik	26 March 2001	28 January 2002
	Shin Guk-hwan	29 January 2002	27 February 2003
	Yoon Jin-sik	27 February 2003	16 February 2003	Roh Moo-hyun
	Lee Hee-beom	17 December 2003	10 January 2006
	Chung Sye-kyun	10 January 2006	29 January 2007
	Kim Young-joo	29 January 2007	28 February 2008
	Lee yun-ho	29 February 2008	18 September 2009	Lee Myung-bak
	Choi Kyung-hwan	19 September 2009	26 January 2011
	Choi Jung-kyung	27 January 2011	27 september 2011
	Hong Seok-woo	17 November 2011	11 March 2013
	Yoon Sang-jick	11 March 2013	13 January 2016	Park Geun-hye
	Joo Hyung-hwan	13 January 2016	21 July 2017	Park Geun-hye
	Paik Un-gyu	22 July 2017	21 September 2018	Moon Jae-in
	Sung Yun-mo	21 September 2018	6 May 2021
	Moon Sung-wook	6 May 2021	12 May 2022
	Lee Chang-yang	12 May 2022	19 September 2023	Yoon Suk Yeol
	Bang Moon-kyu	20 September 2023	4 January 2024
	Ahn Duk-geun	4 January 2024	Incumbent

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

References

^ "Introduction". Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
^ Lee, Ho-jeong (May 24, 2018). "Moon brings swift change to the business landscape". Korea Joongang Daily.
^ "New vice minister post for trade ministry". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address : 402 Hannuri-daero, Sejong-si, 339-012, Republic of Korea"
^ "Location." () Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Address Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"

External links

Official MOTIE page
Official MOTIE page (in Korean)/MUL
Ministry of Knowledge Economy (Archive)
Ministry of Knowledge Economy (in Korean) (Archive)
Official MOCIE Page (Archive)
Official MOCIE Page (in Korean) (Archive)

[1] "Introduction". Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

[2] Lee, Ho-jeong (May 24, 2018). "Moon brings swift change to the business landscape". Korea Joongang Daily.

[3] "New vice minister post for trade ministry". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[4] "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address : 402 Hannuri-daero, Sejong-si, 339-012, Republic of Korea"

[5] "Location." () Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Address Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"

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