Ministry of Government Legislation

15 August 1948; 75 years ago (1948-08-15)
(First Establishment)
26 December 1962; 61 years ago (1962-12-26)
(Second Establishment)

JurisdictionGovernment of South KoreaHeadquarters20, Doum 5-ro, Sejong, South KoreaMinister responsible

Lee Wan-kyu

Deputy Minister responsible

Kim Chang-beom

Websitewww.moleg.go.kr/english/

The Ministry of Government Legislation (Korean: 법제처; Hanja: 法制處) is a ministry under the Prime Minister of South Korea. The headquarters are in Sejong.

History

In the early era of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), the Geum-sang-jo-rye-sa under Eui-jeong-bu was in charge of government legislative affairs. Before the decree of the king was presented to the Eui-jeong-bu, the decree had to go under close examination by the Geom-sang-jo-rye-sa. This system ensured that there wouldn't be any inconsistencies or conflicts during the execution of administrative affairs.^[1]

On August 15, 1948, with the establishment of the Korean Government, MOLEG took over the Law Drafting Bureau, The Legal Research Bureau and the Secretariat library of the Korean interim government’s judicial branch, which was the provisional administrative office. And it set up a library and 1 agency, 3 divisions and ten departments, in jurisdiction of the Prime Minister’s Office.^[1]

On November 29, 1954, as the Prime Minister System was abolished, the name changed to the Legislative Counseling Office of the Ministry of Justice (cabinet ministerial level), having the position of independent central administrative agency. In 1960, the Parliamentary Cabinet system was adopted and as the Secretariat of State Council was established, it was reorganized into the Government Legislative Bureau in the Secretariat of State Council.^[1]

On December 26, 1962, the government organization was restructured to that of the presidential system with the amendment of the Constitution. MOLEG was restored to its independent status as a federal administrative body under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister, the status of which continues to this day.^[1]

Mission

The missions of Ministry of Government Legislation are:^[2]

Supervising and supporting legislative efforts of government for effective government administration
Statutory improvement for public satisfaction
Creating people-oriented legalization

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ministry of Government Legislation: History". Ministry of Government Legislation. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ "Ministry of Government Legislation: About MOLEG". Ministry of Government Legislation. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

External links

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