Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
국가보훈부
國家報勳部
Gukga Bohun-bu

MPVA headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
Formed5 June 2023 (2023-06-05)
Preceding agencies
  • Veterans Affairs Agency (1961-1984)
  • Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (non-State Council member ministry) (1985-2023)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City
Minister responsible
  • Kang Jung-ai
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Lee Hee-wan, deputy secretary
Websitewww.mpva.go.kr

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA; Korean: 국가보훈부; Hanja: 國家報勳部) is a ministry under the Government of South Korea which manages affairs relating to veterans. It was established in August 1961 as the Veterans Affairs Agency.

List of ministers

List of ministers[1]
No. Minister Period
1st Min Byong-kwon 6 July 1961 – 31 January 1963
2nd Yoon Young-mo 1 February 1963 - 10 May 1964
3rd Kim Byung-sam 11 May 1964 – 15 May 1965
4th Park Ki-suk 16 May 1965 – 21 December 1970
5th Chang Dong-won 22 December 1970 – 18 October 1973
6th Yoo Kun-chang 19 October 1973 – 20 December 1977
7th Kim Jae-myong 21 December 1977 – 22 May 1980
8th Lee Jong-ho 23 May 1980 – 15 October 1983
9th Cho Chul-kwon 16 October 1983 – 18 February 1985
10th Choi Jong-ho 19 February 1985 – 7 January 1986
11th Kim Keun-soo 8 January 1986 – 24 February 1988
12th Jun Suk-hong 25 February 1988 – 5 December 1988
13th Lee Sang-yeon 6 December 1988 – 26 December 1990
14th Min Gyung-bae 27 December 1990 – 25 February 1993
15th Rhee Byoung-tae 26 February 1993 – 21 December 1993
16th Lee Chung-kil 22 December 1993 – 23 December 1994
17th Hwang Chang-pyeong 24 December 1994 – 19 December 1996
18th Oh Jung-so 20 December 1996 – 5 March 1997
19th Park Sang-bum 6 March 1997 – 3 March 1998
20th Kim Eui-jae 9 March 1998 – 2 March 1999
21st Choi Kyu-hak 6 March 1999 – 28 August 2000
22nd Kim Yoo-bae 29 August 2000 – 1 April 2001
23rd Lee Jae-dal 2 April 2001 – 2 March 2003
24th An Joo-seob 3 March 2003 – 23 September 2004
25th Park Yu-chul 24 September 2004 – 19 April 2007
26th Kim Jung-bok 20 April 2007 – 28 February 2008
27th Kim Yang 3 March 2009 – 23 February 2011
28th Park sung-choon 24 February 2011 – 11 May 2017
29th Pi Woo-jin 17 May 2017 – 15 August 2019
30th Park Sam-duk 16 August 2019 – 30 December 2020
31st Hwang Ki-chul 31 December 2020 – 12 May 2022
32nd Park Min-shik 12 May 2022 – 26 December 2023
33nd Kang Jung-ai 26 December 2023 - incumbent

Timeline

  • 5 July 1961 – Act for Establishment of Military Relief Administration enacted[2]
  • 12 May 1962 – Veterans Office Military Relief Office was renamed to Veterans Office, and branch office became regional offices, and 25 local agencies were upgraded to district offices
  • 1 January 1985 – Veterans Affairs Agency became Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, regional offices became regional veterans offices or branch veterans offices, and Veterans Committee 4.19 Cemetery Management Office was created
  • 19 February 1993 – The posts of Director-Generals of Veterans Policy and Veterans Promotion were created
  • 28 January 1995 – 4.19 Cemetery Management Office was created
  • 14 September 2002 – City-administered 5.18 cemetery Office and 3.15 cemetery Office were transferred to MPVA and two cemeteries’ level was elevated to national cemetery from municipal cemetery
  • 24 May 2004 – The Veterans Bureau was newly established to help veterans make a smoother transition to civilian life
  • 18 May 2005 – The Independence Hall was transferred to MPVA from Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
  • 26 January 2006 – The Daejeon National Cemetery was transferred to MPVA from Ministry of Defense
  • 14 January 2007 – Veterans Centers in Seoul, Busan, Daejeon were created
  • 7 July 2011 – Veterans Center in Gyeonggi Province was created
  • 28 July 2017 – The status of the MPVA Minister was elevated from vice-ministerial to ministerial level
  • 5 June 2023 – The status of the MPVA Minister was elevated to a full member of State Council of the Republic of Korea from its attendee. The MPVA's Korean name is changed to 국가보훈부 from 국가보훈처. (references: https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Korea_in_photos/view?articleId=233673, https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/113_346419.html, https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230605002551325)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ministers in History".
  2. ↑ "History of MPVA > Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs". english.mpva.go.kr. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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