Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy

Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy of the Republic of Korea
대통령비서실 정책실장
Emblem of South Korea
AppointerPresident of South Korea
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderLee Jung-woo
Formation25 March 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-25)
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The Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy (Korean: 대통령정책실장; Hanja: 大統領政策室長) was a ministerial level position at the Office of President appointed by the President of South Korea.

President Roh first created this post.[1] The succeeding president Lee changed its status to the vice-ministerial level. President Moon returned this post to a ministerial-level position[2] which was abolished under Park's administration.[3] Moon's successor Yoon abolished the post following his promise to reduce the size of the presidential secretariat.[4]

List of presidential secretaries for policy

No. Name Term of office President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Lee Jung-woo 25 February 2003 31 December 2003 309 days Roh Moo-hyun
2 Park Bong-heum [ko] 1 January 2004 13 June 2004 164 days
3 Kim Byong-joon 14 June 2004 31 May 2006 1 year, 351 days
4 Kwon Oh-kyu [ko] 1 June 2006 3 July 2006 32 days
5 Byun Yang-gyun [ko] 4 July 2006 10 September 2007 1 year, 68 days
6 Sung Gyung-ryung 21 September 2007 24 February 2008 156 days
Office not in use 2008–2009 1 year, 187 days Lee Myung-bak
7 Yoon Jin-sik [ko] 1 September 2009 25 May 2010 266 days
8 Paek Yong-ho [ko] 16 July 2010 12 December 2011 1 year, 149 days
9 Kim Dae-gi [ko] 13 August 2012 24 February 2013 195 days
Office not in use 2013–2017 4 years, 84 days Park Geun-hye
10 Jang Ha-sung [ko] 21 May 2017 9 November 2018 1 year, 172 days Moon Jae-in
11 Kim Soo-hyun [ko] 10 November 2018 21 June 2019 223 days
12 Kim Sang-jo 21 June 2019 29 March 2021 1 year, 281 days
13 Lee Ho-seung [ko] 29 March 2021 9 May 2022 1 year, 41 days
Office not in use 2022–present 2 years, 253 days Yoon Suk Yeol

See also

References

  1. ^ "[특집:노무현정부 출범] ⑧달라지는 청와대" [[Roh's admin] ⑧Changed Blue House] (in Korean).
  2. ^ "문재인 정부, 靑 외교안보수석 폐지·靑 정책실장 부활" [Moon's admin, Blue House Abolish Senior Presidential Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security and Bring Back Chief of Staff for Policy] (in Korean).
  3. ^ "청와대 정책실장 폐지, 2실 9수석 체제로" [Blue House Abolish Chief of Staff for Policy, 2 Offices and 9 Senior Presidential Secretaries] (in Korean).
  4. ^ "대통령실에서 정책실 사라진다 "비서실-국가안보실 2실 체제로"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.