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The Ministry of Transportation was first established with the launching of the government of the Republic of Korea on August 15, 1948 and was put in charge of roads, railroads, air transport and maritime affairs.
On June 18, 1962, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation was set up for more efficient development of the national territories and took its place as a central government organization responsible for industrial locationing, urban and housing affairs, water resources and matters relating to roads. The last was transferred from the Ministry of Transportation to the newly born ministry.
The Ministry of Construction and Transportation was born in December 1994 when the two ministries were merged in order to better deal with traffic congestion and to establish more efficient system of linkage between investment in and operation of infrastructures.
In the 1990s efficient transport measures arose as an important task following rapid growth in the number of automobiles in the 1980s with rise in incomes which in turn led to chronic traffic congestion and sudden increase in ensuing social costs.
Combining of the two ministries enabled the government to deal more efficiently with the growing transportation and logistics problems with systematic construction and operation of transport related infrastructures.
| Ministry of Restoration newly established |
(9 divisions under 2 bureaus)
February 17, 1955 |
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| Ministry of Restoration renamed as Ministry of Construction |
(18 divisions under 4 bureaus)
June 7, 1961 |
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| Ministry of Construction reorganized as National Territory & Construction Administration under the Economic Planning Board |
| July 22, 1961 |
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| National Territory & Construction Administration reverted to the Ministry of Construction |
(15 divisions under 4 bureaus)
June 29, 1962 |
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- Territory Conservation Bureau → Road Bureau and Port Facilities Bureau
- Specific Regions Bureau → Housing & Urban Affairs Bureau
- Planning Bureau → National Territory Planning Bureau
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(6 bureaus under 1 office)
July 24, 1968 |
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| Housing & Urban Affairs Bureau → Urban Affairs Bureau and Housing Bureau |
| December 31, 1976 |
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| Land Bureau and Waterworks Bureau newly formed |
(40 divisions under 10 bureau under 1 office)
June 15, 1979 |
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| Waterworks Bureau and Industrial Sites Bureau abolished |
| November 1, 1981 |
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| Construction Promotion Bureau → Construction Promotion Bureau and Overseas Construction Bureau |
(9 bureaus under 1 office)
March 26, 1990 |
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| Waterworks Bureau newly formed |
| December 27, 1984 |
| Office of New Town Planning added |
| July 1, 1989 |
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| Construction Promotion Bureau combined with Overseas Construction Bureau to form the Construction Economy Bureau |
(56 division under 9 bureaus under 1 office)
March 26, 1990 |
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- New Town Construction Planning Office abolished
- Land Price Investigation Bureau and Land Bureau combined under Land Bureau
- Construction Technology Bureau and Waterworks Bureau under the Technology Management Office abolished
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(50 divisions under 8 bureaus under 1 office)
May 4, 1994 |
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| Ministry of Construction |
| (50 divisions under 8 bureaus under 1 office) |
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| Ministry of Transportation newly established |
(29 divisions under 6 bureaus under 1 office)
November 4, 1948 |
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| Management Bureau and Maritime Transportation Bureau abolished |
| February 17, 1955 |
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| Martime Transportation Bureau, Tourism and Public Roads Bureau, Transportation Officials Traning Center, Regional Ports Management Bureau, Regional Maritime Transportation Bureau, and Nautical Marks Base Channel newly organized |
(27 divisions under 7 bureaus)
October 2, 1961 |
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- Facilities Bureau, Accounting Bureau, and Materials Bureau abolished
- Tourism & Public Roads Bureau becomes Tourism Bureau
- Aviation Bureau newly formed
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(11 divisions under 4 bureaus)
August 31, 1963 |
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| Transportation Planning Officer becomes the Office of Transportation Coordination |
| July 22, 1975 |
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| Ports Administration newly established and Maritime Transportation Bureau abolished |
| March 13, 1976 |
| Korean National Railroad newly established |
| September 1, 1963 |
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- Urban Transportation Bureau formed
- Transportation Coordination Bureau renamed as the Transportation Policy Bureau
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| April 10, 1979 |
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- Transportation Coordination Bureau renamed as the Transportation Policy Bureau
- Safety Management Bureau newly formed
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| December 5, 1987 |
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| Land Transportation Bureau reorganized under Regional Transportation Bureau and Urban Transportation Bureau |
| June 21, 1990 |
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| Transportation Policy Bureau becomes the Office of Transportation Policy |
| November 11, 1991 |
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| Freight Distribution Bureau and Surface Transportation Bureau newly organized |
| April 30, 1994 |
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| Ministry of Transportation |
| (31 divisions under 5 bureaus under 2 offices) |
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| Ministry of Construction and Transportation |
| Construction and Transportation ministries merged to form the Ministry of Construction and Transportation |
(59 divisions under 6 bureaus under 3 offices)
December 23, 1994 |
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| Director General for Construction Safety newly installed |
(62 divisions under 6 bureaus under 3 offices)
October 19, 1995 |
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| Transportation Safety Bureau abolished |
(58 divisions under 5 bureaus under 3 offices)
February 28, 1998 |
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| Quality Systems Division newly formed |
(59 divisions under 5 bureaus under 3 offices)
January 15, 1999 |
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| Construction Support Office, Director General for Transportation, and Director General for Construction Safety abolished |
(53 divisions under 9 bureaus under 2 offices)
May 24, 1999 |
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| River Management Division newly formed |
(54 divisions under 9 bureaus under 2 offices)
May 2, 2001 |
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| Aviation Safety Division and Flight Operations Technology Division reorganized as Flight Operations Division and Aviation Technology Division |
(56 divisions under 9 bureaus under 2 offices)
July 16, 2001 |
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- Aviation Bureau abolished
- Director General for Air Transport Policy established under the Office of Transport Policy
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority established
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(51 divisions under 8 bureaus under 2 offices)
August 12, 2002 |
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- Housing & Urban Affairs Bureau divided into Housing Bureau and Urban Affairs Bureau
- Director General for Urban Affairs and Architecture abolished
- Residential Environment Division newly formed under Housing Bureau
- Housing Management Division reorganized as the Public Housing Division
- Construction Economy Bureau reorganized as the Director General for Construction Economy under direct authority of the Vice Minister
- Public Participation Officer formed under Inspector General's office
- Safety Policy Division newly formed under Technology & Safety Bureau
- National Geographic Institute reorganized as the National Geographic Information Institute
- Social Overhead Capitals Division abolished
- Administrative Management Officer renamed the Administrative Innovation Officer
- Transport & Logistics Policy Division renamed the Transportation Policy Division
- Logistics Facilities Division renamed the Logistics Planning Division
- Freight Transport Division renamed the Logistics Industry Division
- Road Facilities Division renamed the Road Environment Division
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(51 divisions and 6 director generals under 8 bureaus and 2 offices)
July 26, 2003 |
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- Innovation Officer established
- Railroad Policy Bureau established
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(55 divisions and 6 director generals under 9 bureaus and 2 offices)
Mar 22, 2004 |
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History of The Ministry of Construction
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