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==History==
The ministry was first created as the '''Political Security Bureau''' (Korean: 정치보안국) on November 19, 1945.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=인민보안성|url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/term/viewNkKnwldgDicary.do?pageIndex=1&dicaryId=273|access-date=5 June 2020|website=Ministry of Unification}}</ref> The bureau became a subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in September 1948.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=인민보안부|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0070135|access-date=5 May 2020|website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]]}}</ref> The bureau became a separate ministry known as the '''Ministry of Social Security''' (Korean: 사회안전성) in May 1951.<ref name=":1" /> However, the ministry was later merged back with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in October 1952.<ref name=":2" />
The Ministry of Social Security was re-established in October 1962 after splitting from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.<ref name=":2" /> It became the '''Social Security Department''' (Korean: 사회안전부) in December 1972.<ref name=":1" /> The department was a subordinate to the Administration Council. In April 1982, the department was split from the Administration Council <ref>{{Cite web|title=국가안전보위부 & 기타기관|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/special/northkorea/contents/archives/politics/NSA.htm?lang=k|access-date=5 June 2020|website=KBS WORLD Radio}}</ref> but was later returned to its control in December 1986.
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