Ministry of Education (South Korea)

The Ministry of Education (MOE; Korean교육부; RRGyoyukbu; MRKyoyukpu) 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.

Ministry of Education
교육부
敎育部
Gyoyukbu

MOE headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
FormedMarch 23, 2013
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea 30119
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial English Site

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

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List of ministers

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No. Portrait Name Term of office President
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)
56   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
58   Kim Sang-gon 5 July 2017 2 October 2018 1 year, 89 days Moon Jae-in
59   Yoo Eun-hae 2 October 2018 9 May 2022 3 years, 219 days
60   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

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References

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  1. ^ "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"
  2. ^ "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"
  3. ^ Park, Si-soo (July 12, 2010). "35 state bodies to be relocated to Sejong City". The Korea Times.
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