Senior Presidential Secretary () is a title used by high-ranking assistants to the
President of South Korea
The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...
. Senior presidential secretaries are senior members of the
Presidential Secretariat and wield significant power through their role in policy coordination. These positions can be created by the president without legislation and appointed without the need for confirmation.
Under the
Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...
administration, there are eight senior presidential secretaries, each titled "Senior Presidential Secretary for..." They are overseen by
Chief Presidential Secretary and report to the president. Moon Jae-in served as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs in the
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008.
Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...
administration.
Role
Senior presidential secretaries coordinate the administration's policy and drive forward initiatives of the president. Senior presidential secretaries interact with the president frequently and the power invested in the president means that senior presidential secretaries can rival ministers in influence and importance. For this reason,
Yoo Seong-min proposed eliminating them during the
2017 presidential election.
Under the current president, senior presidential secretaries have been encouraged to debate more freely instead of only following directives. Moon Jae-in convenes a meeting of his senior presidential secretaries twice per week.
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See also
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Chief Presidential Secretary
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Presidential Secretariat (South Korea)
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President of South Korea
The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...
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State Council of South Korea
The State Council of the Republic of Korea () is the chief executive body and national cabinet of the Republic of Korea involved in discussing "important policies that fall within the power of the Executive" as specified by the Constitution. The mo ...
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Government of South Korea