The Office of the President of the Republic of Korea (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.
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)
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)
^"[단독] 윤석열 정부 첫 대통령실 불자회장 이진복 정무수석 내정" [Lee Jin-bok, First Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs, Yoon Suk Yeol]. BBS News. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^"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.
^"임명장 받은 안상훈 사회수석" [Ahn Sang-hoon, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs, received the letter of appointment]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
