Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
문화체육관광부
文化體育觀光部
Munhwa Cheyuk Gwangwang-bu

MCST headquarters in Sejong City
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 29, 2008[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Culture and Information (1968–1990)
  • Ministry of Culture (1990–1993)
  • Ministry of Culture and Sports (1993–1998)
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism (1998–2008)
  • Ministry of Information and Communication (Digital Contents affairs only) (1994–2008)
  • Government Information Agency (1999–2008)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSejong City, South Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Yong Ho-seong – 1st Vice Minister of Culture, Arts and Religious Affairs
  • Jang Mi-ran – 2nd Vice Minister of Sports, Tourism, Policy Promotion
Child agency
Websitemcst.go.kr
The former ministry building in Seoul

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST; Korean: 문화체육관광부) is a central government agency of South Korea responsible for the areas of tourism, culture, art, religion, and sports. It has two vice ministers, three assistant ministers, one commission, and over 60 divisions. The first Minister of Culture was novelist Lee O-young.[2]

Subsidiary entities such as the National Museum, the National Theater, and the National Library are under the Ministry.

The headquarters are located in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City.[3] The headquarters were previously in Jongno District, Seoul.[4]

  1. ^ ROK Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism website: History of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Lee O Young". Korean Literature Now. Literature Translation Institute of Korea.
  3. ^ "Location." Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Government Complex-Sejong, 388, Galmae-ro, Sejong-si 339-012, Republic of Korea"
  4. ^ "Location." Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. April 23, 2012. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address: 215 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-360 Korea"