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 (), is the head of state and head of government of South Korea. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of South Korea, government 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 January 24, 1953) is a South Korean politician and former lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Before his presidency, he served as the senior secretary for civil affairs and the Chief ...

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 from 2003 to 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 Yoo Seong-min (; born 7 January 1958), also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is a former member of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in ...

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.english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/05/25/0200000000AEN20170525002451315.html

References

{{reflist Presidency of South Korea

Role

See also

References