Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)

Ministry of Health and Welfare
보건복지부
	; MOHW headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
Formed	November 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Social Affairs); March 19, 2010
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Social Affairs (1948–1955); Ministry of Health (1949–1955); Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (1955–1994); Ministry of Health and Welfare (1994–2008); Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family (2008–2010);
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea
Minister responsible	Cho Kyoo-hong;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Lee Ki-il - 1st Vice Minister of Social Welfare; Park Min-soo - 2nd Vice Minister of Health & Medical Care;
Child agency	Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency;
Website	www.mohw.go.kr
Korean name
Hangul	보건복지부
Hanja	保健福祉部
RR	Bogeon bokjibu
MR	Pogŏn pokchibu

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea"
^ "Location." () Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Ministry of Health & Welfare Hyundai Building 6~12 F" and "Ministry of Health & Welfare (MW) : 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea 110-793, call center 129"

[1] "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "13, Doum 4-ro, Sejong 339-012, Korea"

[2] "Location." () Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Ministry of Health & Welfare Hyundai Building 6~12 F" and "Ministry of Health & Welfare (MW) : 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea 110-793, call center 129"

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