Office of the President (South Korea)

The Office of the President (Korean: 대통령비서실; Hanja: 大統領秘書室) assists the President of South Korea. Chief of Staff to the President is the head of the Office of the President and is a ministerial-level official. Cheong Wa Dae or Blue House was often used as a metonym for the Presidential Secretariat because of its location before President Yoon Suk-yeol moved the office and residency of the President out of Blue House in May 2022. The Presidential Secretariat is an important part of the executive branch of the South Korean government.

Office of the President
대한민국 대통령비서실
Agency overview
Formed23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersPresidential Residence, Seoul
Employees443
Chief of Staff responsible
  • Kim Dae-ki
Parent agencyPresident of South Korea
WebsiteOfficial website
Politics of South Korea
Government
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Elections
Political parties
Korean conflict
flag South Korea portal

Members

Yoon Suk-yeol Administration

President Yoon almost halved the size of his secretariat following his campaign promise to give more authority to ministers.[1] Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy as well as advisors to the presidents have been abolished.

Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs (정무수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Lee Jin-Bok (이진복)[2]10 May 2022Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society (시민사회수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Kang Seng-Kyu (강승규)[3]10 May 2022Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Relations (홍보수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Choi Sang-Mok (최상목)[4]10 May 2022Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs (경제수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Choi Young-Beom (최영범)[5]10 May 202221 August 2022
2Kim Eun-hye (김은혜)21 August 2022Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Affairs (사회수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Ahn Sang-Hoon (안상훈)[6]10 May 2022Incumbent

Moon Jae-in Administration

Under the Moon Jae-in administration, the Presidential Secretariat is made up of the Chief Presidential Secretary, Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy, two Advisors to the President and eight senior presidential secretaries as well as over 400 other public servants. There are also four unpaid Special Advisors to the President.

The Chief Presidential Secretary is accompanied by the first five senior presidential secretaries listed below whereas Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy is accompanied by the remaining three.

Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs (정무수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Jun Byung-hun (전병헌)[7]14 May 201719 November 2017[8]
2Han Byung-do (한병도)28 November 20178 January 2019
3 Kang Gi-jung (강기정) 9 January 2019 10 August 2020
4 Choi Jae-sung (최재성) 11 August 2020 16 April 2021
5 Lee Chul-hee (이철희) 16 April 2021 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs (민정수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Cho Kuk (조국)[9]11 May 201726 July 2019
2 Kim Jo-won (김조원) 26 July 2019 10 August 2020
3 Kim Jong-ho (김종호) 11 August 2020 31 December 2020
4 Shin Hyun-soo (신현수) 1 January 2021 4 March 2021
5 Kim Jin-Guk (김진국) 4 March 2021 21 December 2021
6 Kim Young-Sik (김영식) 17 January 2022 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society (시민사회수석비서관)
previously Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Innovation (사회혁신수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Ha Seung-chang (하승창)[7]14 May 201726 June 2018
2 Lee Yong-sun (이용선) 27 June 2018 26 July 2019
3 Kim Keo-sung (김거성) 26 July 2019 10 August 2020
4 Kim Je-nam (김재남) 11 August 2020 28 May 2021
5 Bang Jung-kyun (방정균) 28 May 2021 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Affairs (국민소통수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Yoon Young-chan (윤영찬)[10]11 May 20178 January 2019
2 Yoon Do-han (윤도한) 9 January 2019 12 August 2020
3 Jang Man-ho (장만호) 13 August 2020 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Management (인사수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Cho Hyun-ok (조현옥)[9]11 May 201728 May 2019
2 Kim Oe-sook (김외숙) 28 May 2019 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Job Creation (일자리수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Bahn Jahng-shick (반장식)[11]3 July 201726 June 2018
2 Jung Tae-ho (정태호) 27 June 2018 26 July 2019
3 Hwang Duk-soon (황덕순) 26 July 2019 31 October 2020
4 Im Seo-jeong (임서정) 1 November 2020 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs (경제수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Hong Jang-pyo (홍장표)[12]3 July 201726 June 2018
2 Yoon Jong-won (윤종원) 27 June 2018 21 June 2019
3 Lee Ho-seung (이호승) 21 June 2019 9 May 2022
Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Affairs (사회수석비서관)
Number Name Took office Left office
1Kim Su-hyun (김수현)[7]14 May 20179 November 2018
2 Kim Yun-myung (김연명) 9 November 2018 12 August 2020
3 Yoon Chang-ryeol (윤창렬) 12 August 2020 9 May 2022

Advisor to the President for Science and Technology (과학기술보좌관)

Number Name Took office Left office
1Mun Mi-ock (문미옥)20 June 201714 December 2018
2 Lee Kong-joo (이공주) 19 February 2019 19 February 2020
3 Park Su-kyung (박수경) 4 May 2020 9 May 2022

Advisor to the President for Economic Affairs (경제보좌관)

Number Name Took office Left office
1Kim Hyun-cheol (김현철)6 June 201729 January 2018
2 Choo Hyung-cheol (주형철) 18 March 2018 6 January 2020
3 Park Bok-yeong (박복영) 9 March 2020 9 May 2022

Special Advisors to the President (특별보좌관)

Area Name Took office Left office
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security

and President's Special Envoy to UAE

 Im Jong-seok (임종석) 21 January 2019 19 June 2022
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security Kim Hyun-jong (김현종) 20 January 2021 9 May 2022
Foreign Affairs

(and President's Special Envoy to Iraq)

 Han Byung-do (한병도) 21 January 2019 19 June 2022
Economy and Science Lee Jung-dong (이정동) 23 January 2019 9 May 2022

Special Presidential Envoy (특별사절)

Area Name Took office Left office
Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture BTS (방탄소년단)[13] 21 July 2021 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. www.etnews.com (2022-05-10). "[윤석열 대통령 취임]대통령 비서실 슬림화...당·정부가 국정 주도". 미래를 보는 신문 - 전자신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. "[단독] 윤석열 정부 첫 대통령실 불자회장 이진복 정무수석 내정" [Lee Jin-bok, First Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs, Yoon Seok-yeol]. BBS News. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. "尹대통령, 강승규 시민사회수석 임명장 수여" [President Gives Kang Seung-gyu a Letter of Appointment to Senior Civil Society Officer]. Newsis. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. "임명장 받은 최상목 경제수석" [Choi Sang-mok, Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs, Received a Letter of Appointment]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. "임명장 받은 최영범 홍보수석" [Choi Young-beom, Senior Secretary for Public Relations, received the letter of appointment]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. "임명장 받은 안상훈 사회수석" [Ahn Sang-hoon, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs, received the letter of appointment]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. "Moon names three senior presidential secretaries". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. "Moon accepts resignation of senior secretary in corruption scandal".
  9. "President Moon names scholars as key aides for civil, personnel affairs". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  10. "Media-friendly Yoon to bridge new president with public". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  11. "(LEAD) Moon nominates new commerce and welfare ministers". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  12. "Moon makes his final cabinet picks-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  13. Maresca, Thomas (2021-07-21). "BTS named special presidential envoy by South Korea". UPI. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.