Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

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.

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 (1985-2023)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.mpva.go.kr

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 – present

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.

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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