Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

중소벤처기업부 中小벤처企業部 Jungso Bencheo Gieopbu
Agency overview
Formed	July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
Preceding agency	Small and Medium Business Administration (1996-2017)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Sejong City
Minister responsible	Oh Young-ju
Deputy Minister responsible	Oh Kee-woong
Website	www.mss.go.kr

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (중소벤처기업부, 中小벤처企業部) is a ministry of the Republic of Korea, established in July 2017 by the Moon Jae-in government. It succeeds the former Small and Medium Business Administration (중소기업청, 中小企業廳). The headquarters are located in Sejong City, Sejong.^[1] As of February 2021, Lee Young, a member of the National Assembly and People Power Party, has been appointed as the South Korean Minister of SMEs and Startups.^[2]