Office of the President Formed March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23 ) Employees 443 Annual budget ₩ 94 millionChief of Staff responsible
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)
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
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References [ ]
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