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Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy 
Summary
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.
| Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy of the Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|
| 대통령비서실 정책실장 | |
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| Appointer | President of South Korea |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Jung-woo |
| Formation | 25 March 2003 |
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 edit
| 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 | 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 | 1 June 2006 | 3 July 2006 | 32 days | |
| 5 | Byun Yang-gyun | 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 | 1 September 2009 | 25 May 2010 | 266 days | |
| 8 | Paek Yong-ho | 16 July 2010 | 12 December 2011 | 1 year, 149 days | |
| 9 | Kim Dae-gi | 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 | 21 May 2017 | 9 November 2018 | 1 year, 172 days | Moon Jae-in |
| 11 | Kim Soo-hyun | 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 | 29 March 2021 | 9 May 2022 | 1 year, 41 days | |
| Office not in use | 2022–present | 1 year, 343 days | Yoon Suk Yeol | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "[특집:노무현정부 출범] ⑧달라지는 청와대" [[Roh's admin] ⑧Changed Blue House] (in Korean).
- ^ "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).
- ^ "청와대 정책실장 폐지, 2실 9수석 체제로" [Blue House Abolish Chief of Staff for Policy, 2 Offices and 9 Senior Presidential Secretaries] (in Korean).
- ^ "대통령실에서 정책실 사라진다 "비서실-국가안보실 2실 체제로"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.