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2008
  • March 6
    Establishment of new departments and changes of names

  • Two Vice Ministers, Three Offices, Five Bureaus, Two special Offices (Library
    Policy Bureau, Office for the Hub-City of Asian Culture), Eleven Commissioners,
    Sixty-two Divisions, and Eleven subordinate organizations
    Public relations and the government publication on the
    administration of the Government Information Agency
    Transfer of Operation on digital contents from the Ministry of Information and
    Communication to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
    Transfer of Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service and KTV from the
    Government Information Agency to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
    Tourism

  • February 29
    Inauguration of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • Integration of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Government
    Information Agency, and the operation on digital contents of the Ministry of
    Information and Communication under the amendment of the Government
    Organization Law
2007
  • September 18
    Establishments of Cultural Industry Commission and Tourism Industry Commision

  • Establishment of Finance Operation Division
    Establishment of Multicultural Policy Division

  • May 25
    Departments newly opened or changed names

  • Cultural Media Bureau New Media Industry Team opened
    Cultural Industry Bureau Copyrights Team → Divided into Copyrights Policy Team and Copyrights Industry Team
    Planning and Steering Team → Changed name to Policy Steering Team
    Establishment of New Media Industry Division, Cultural Media Bureau
    Copyright Policy Division and Copyright Industry Division, separated from
    Copyright Division of Cultural Industry Bureau
    Policy Coordination Division, changed from Planning and Coordination Division

  • May 2
    Departments newly opened or changed names

  • Asian Culture-oriented City Promotion Team opened
    Library Information Policy Planning Team opened
    Establishment of Office for the Hub-City of Asian Culture
    Establishment of Library Policy Bureau

2006
  • July 25
    Establishment of new departments and change of names Change from the previous department system to the team system emphasizing the outcome and result.

  • Establishment of the Legislative Affairs Team and Traditional Arts Team.

  • July 1
    Adjustment of the number of the regular staffs and their positions.

  • Introduction of the higher ranking public officers’ team system
  • April 6
    Establishment of new departments and change of names.

  • Reorganization from the General Affairs Bureau to Administration Assistance department.
    New establishment of the National Library for the Children and Students

  • January 1
    Operating the selected additional organizations responsible for the management and operation. National Museum of Contemporary Art.
2005
  • December 15
    Introduction of new departments.

  • One department (Disabled Sports Team)

  • August 16
    Establishment of new departments and change of names.

  • Establishment of four new departments, such as performance and Management Team, Spatial Culture Team, Cultural Technology and Human Resources Team, External Affairs Team.
    The operations regarding copyright fall under the jurisdiction of Cultural Industry Bureau from Cultural Policies Bureau.
    Establishment of the organization of the Education and Culture Interchange in the National Museum of Korea.
    Establishment of the Department of Planning in the Korean National University of Arts.
    Change of names from the department of Game and Music Industry to the department of Game Industry, Investment Cooperation Team to Investment Promotion Team.

  • Jun 8
    Adjustment of the class of Finance and Planning Officer's position.
    Change from the fourth class to third class.

  • April 27
    Transfer of thirty three number of regular staffs of the department of Youth to the Youth Committee.

  • March 31
    Establishment of new departments, abolition of certain departments, and change of names.

  • Abolition of Public Relations Manager. : Reorganization from Planning and Management Office to Policy Management and Public Relations Office.
    Establishment of Public Relations Team and Pubic Relations Manager.
    Change of names from Budget Manager to Finance and Planning Officer.
    Establishment of the Planning and Development Commission for the Tourism and Leisure City and installed the subsidiary teams of Planning and General Management Team, Tourism and Leisure Facility Team, Investment Cooperation Team.
  • March 2
    Adjustment and increase of the number of the regular staffs.

  • Adjustment of the regular staffs of each class in the headquarter and subsidiary institutions (The National Museum of Korea and the National Library of Korea).
    Increase of a staff of the document and archive researcher.

2004
  • Decenber 31
    Establishment of new departments and increase of human resources.

  • Introduction of the Innovation and Personnel Planning officer Religious Affairs officer.
    Increase of a staff in Administration of the fifth class.

  • November 11
    Establishment of new departments and change of names.

  • Abolition of religious Affairs officer position, and new establishment of the department of the Religious.
    Administration in the Religious Affairs Office.
    Establishment of the new departments of International Cultural Cooperation Team and Regional Culture Team in the Cultural Policies Bureau, and reorganization from the department of Korean Language Policy to Korean Language and National Culture Team.
    Transfer the jurisdiction of certain functions of the library and museum to the National Museum of Korea and the National Library of Korea.
    Establishment of a new department of Culture and Arts Education Team in Arts Bureau, and reorganization of Performing Arts Team to Foundation of Arts Promotion Team.
    Dividing the Cultural Industry Bureau into two divisions of Cultural Industry Bureau and Cultural Media Bureau.
    Establishment of the new departments of Cultural Media Industry Promotion Team, Broadcasting and Advertising Team, Publication Industry Team.
    Establishment of the new department of Sports Leisure Industry Team in Sports Bureau.
    Reorganization of the youth related departments from the Youth Support department and Youth Training department to Youth Participation Promotion Team and Youth Culture Team.
    Change of the name from the National Research Institution of the Korean Language to the National Institution of the Korean Language.

2003
  • June 27
    Adjustment of the formation of Planning and Management Office, and change of the open positions.

  • Adjustment of Planning and Management Office.
    Distribution of the officers of Planning and General Management Officer, Budget Manager, Administration and Human Resources Manager.

  • April 7
    Introduction of two Policy Advisors for the head of the institutions.

  • Executive director, Assistant Executive Director, or one officer in special government services (Second class or third class), one fourth class officer or an officer in special government services equivalent to the fourth class.

  • March 12
    Elevation of the position of the head of the National Museum of Korea.

  • Arts and Sciences Researcher -> Officials for the State Affairs (Equivalent to Vice Minister)

2002
  • May 27
    Establishment of the new museum of Chun-cheon National Museum under the jurisdiction of the National Museum of Korea.

  • One department per main office.
  • March 9
    Introduction of new departments and change of names.

  • Establishment of the office of the information management and the department of the practical sports.
    Change of the name from Sports Interchange Department to International Sports Department.

2001
  • May 11
    Change of the names of departments.

  • Change of names from the department of the Culture and Products to the department of Culture Contents Promotion

2000
  • August 19
    Change of the names of departments.

  • Change of names from the department of the Tourism and Facility to the department of the Citizen Tourism

  • July 1
    Establishment of the new museum of the Nation Museum of Cheju under the jurisdiction of the National Museum of Korea.

  • One department per main office.

1999
  • May 24
    Transfer of the jurisdiction of the International Public Relations and cultural assets related operations.

  • (The State Affair Promotion Bureau and the Culture Heritage Administration)
    One Assistant Minister, Two Main Offices, Six Bureaus, four commissioners, twenty seven divisions, four officers, nine subordinate organizations.

1998
  • February 28
    Inauguration of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

  • (Amendment of the Government Organization Law article number 5529)
    One Assistant Minister, Two Main Offices, Six Bureaus, five commissioners, twenty nine divisions, five officers, sixteen subordinate organizations.

1997
  • July 7
    Inauguration of the Youth Protection Committee under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

  • Reduction of the number of the regular staffs from the 1997 Ministry of Culture and Sports officials.
    - The first reduction (March 20 1997): 63 officials
    - The second reduction (August 1997): 22 officials

1994
  • December 23
    Reduction of some part of the organizations and undertaking of operations of Ministry of Culture and Sports.

  • Abolition of Culture and Life Bureau and Sport Promotion Bureau. Department of Transportation undertook the operations of the Tourism Bureau

  • May 4
    Establishment of the new museum of Daegu Museum under the jurisdiction of the National Museum of Korea.

  • One department per main office.

1993
  • October 7
    Establishment of the new museum of Buyeo Museum under the jurisdiction of the National Museum of Korea.

  • One department per main office.

  • March 6
    Inauguration of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

  • (The Presidential Decree of the number 13869, Unification of Ministry of Culture and the department of the Youth Sports)
    One Assistant Minister, three main offices, seven bureaus, thirty-four divisions, twelve officers.

1992
  • October 30
    Establishment of the Korean National University of Arts.

  • One main office, one bureau, three divisions.
    Foundation of the Korean National University of Arts.

1990
  • January 3
    Establishment of the Ministry of Culture (The Presidential Decree of the number 12895)

  • Two main offices, four bureaus, eighteen divisions, eleven officers.
    Establishment of the executive office in the Arts Institutions.
    Two divisions.

1989
  • December 30
    Dividing the Ministry of Culture and Public Information into two divisions of the Ministry of Culture and the Department of the Public Information. (Law, Article number of 4183)

  • Two main offices, four divisions

1968
  • 07월 2July 24
    Inauguration of the Ministry of Culture and Public Information

  • (The Presidential Decree of the number of 3519.)

1961
  • June 22
    Establishment of the Department of the Public Information

  • (Law, Article number of 631, Cabinet Decree of the number of 21)
    (Law, Article number of 353, The Presidential Decree of the number of 1127)
    Four divisions (Investigation Bureau, Public Relations Bureau, Culture Promotion Bureau, Media Management Bureau)

1956
  • February 9
    Abolition of the Office of the Public Information, and instituting under the jurisdiction of the President.

  • Three bureaus (Public Relations Bureau, Publicity Bureau, Media Management Bureau)

1948
  • November 4
    Establishment of the Office of the Public Information

  • (The Presidential Decree of the number of 15.)
    One main office, four bureaus (Secretarial Office, Public Relations Bureau, Publication Bureau, The Bureau of Statistics)

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