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Formed November 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Social Affairs) Preceding agency Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (changed for 1st formation)
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
National Youth Commission
Ministry of Planning and Budget (the above-mentioned ministries were merged for the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family)
Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family (separated for 2nd formation) Jurisdiction Government of South Korea Headquarters 13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea Agency executives Chin Young, Minister
Lee Youngchan, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Child agencies Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Health Insurance Service
Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service
National Pension Service
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW previously MW, Korean: 보건복지부) is a branch of the government of South Korea. The headquarters is in Sejong City. Previously the headquarters were on floors 6 through 12 of the Hyundai Building in Jongno District, Seoul, when they were the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Developments
On December 23, 1994, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (보건사회부) changed their name to Ministry of Health and Welfare. On February 29, 2008, the ministry merged the National Youth Commission, Prime Minister's Office of Korea, the Family Affairs from Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Centre on Measures for Bipolarization and Livelihood, Ministry of Planning and Budget to become the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs (보건복지가족부).
However, on March 19, 2010, the Ministry was reorganized to become the Ministry of Health and Welfare while transferring their responsibilities of overseeing youth and family affairs to Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. However, the Ministry of Health and Welfare still governs Children's affairs.