Office of the President (South Korea)

Office of the President
대한민국 대통령비서실
Agency overview
Formed	March 23, 2013
Employees	443
Annual budget	₩ 94 million
Chief of Staff responsible	You Young-min;

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 is sometimes used as a metonym for the Presidential Secretariat because of its location there. The Presidential Secretariat is an important part of the executive branch of the South Korean government.

Members[]

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
1	Jun Byung-hun (전병헌)^[1]	14 May 2017	19 November 2017^[2]
2	Han Byung-do (한병도)	28 November 2017	8 January 2019
3	Kang Gi-jung (강기정)	9 January 2019	10 August 2020
4	Choi Jae-sung (최재성)	11 August 2020	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs (민정수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Cho Kuk (조국)^[3]	11 May 2017	26 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	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society (시민사회수석비서관)
previously Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Innovation (사회혁신수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Ha Seung-chang (하승창)^[1]	14 May 2017	26 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	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Affairs (국민소통수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Yoon Young-chan (윤영찬)^[4]	11 May 2017	8 January 2019
2	Yoon Do-han (윤도한)	9 January 2019	12 August 2020
3	Jang Man-ho (장만호)	13 August 2020	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Management (인사수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Cho Hyun-ok (조현옥)^[3]	11 May 2017	28 May 2019
2	Kim Oe-sook (김외숙)	28 May 2019	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Job Creation (일자리수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Bahn Jahng-shick (반장식)^[5]	3 July 2017	26 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	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs (경제수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Hong Jang-pyo (홍장표)^[6]	3 July 2017	26 June 2018
2	Yoon Jong-won (윤종원)	27 June 2018	21 June 2019
3	Lee Ho-seung (이호승)	21 June 2019	Incumbent

Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Affairs (사회수석비서관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Kim Su-hyun (김수현)^[1]	14 May 2017	9 November 2018
2	Kim Yun-myung (김연명)	9 November 2018	12 August 2020
3	Yoon Chang-ryeol (윤창렬)	12 August 2020	Incumbent

Advisor to the President for Science and Technology (과학기술보좌관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Mun Mi-ock (문미옥)	20 June 2017	14 December 2018
2	Lee Kong-joo (이공주)	19 February 2019	19 February 2020
3	Park Su-kyung (박수경)	4 May 2020	Incumbent

Advisor to the President for Economic Affairs (경제보좌관)

Number	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Kim Hyun-cheol (김현철)	6 June 2017	29 January 2018
2	Choo Hyung-cheol (주형철)	18 March 2018	6 January 2020
3	Park Bok-yeong (박복영)	9 March 2020	Incumbent

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	Incumbent
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security	Kim Hyun-jong (김현종)	20 January 2021	Incumbent
Foreign Affairs (and President's Special Envoy to Iraq)	Han Byung-do (한병도)	21 January 2019	Incumbent
Economy and Science	Lee Jung-dong (이정동)	23 January 2019	Incumbent

Special Presidential Envoy (특별사절)


Area	Name	Took office	Left office
Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture	BTS (방탄소년단)^[7]	21 July 2021	Incumbent

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Moon names three senior presidential secretaries". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "Moon accepts resignation of senior secretary in corruption scandal".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "President Moon names scholars as key aides for civil, personnel affairs". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "Media-friendly Yoon to bridge new president with public". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "(LEAD) Moon nominates new commerce and welfare ministers". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "Moon makes his final cabinet picks-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ Maresca, Thomas (2021-07-21). "BTS named special presidential envoy by South Korea". UPI. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[koreatimes-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Moon names three senior presidential secretaries". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[2] "Moon accepts resignation of senior secretary in corruption scandal".

[yonhapnews-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "President Moon names scholars as key aides for civil, personnel affairs". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[koreaherald-4] "Media-friendly Yoon to bridge new president with public". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[yonhapnews2-5] "(LEAD) Moon nominates new commerce and welfare ministers". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[joins-6] "Moon makes his final cabinet picks-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[7] Maresca, Thomas (2021-07-21). "BTS named special presidential envoy by South Korea". UPI. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

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Office of the President (South Korea)

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Agency overview
대한민국 대통령비서실
Formed	March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)
Employees	443
Annual budget	₩ 94 million
Chief of Staff responsible	You Young-min