Office of the President (South Korea)
The Office of the President 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 is sometimes used as a metonym for the Presidential Secretariat because of its location there. The Presidential Secretariat is an important part of the executive branch of the South Korean government
Members
Moon Jae-in Administration
Under the Moon Jae-in administration, the Presidential Secretariat is made up of the Chief Presidential Secretary, Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy, two Advisors to the President and eight senior presidential secretaries as well as over 400 other public servants. There are also four unpaid Special Advisors to the President.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
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Jun Byung-hun | 14 May 2017 | 19 November 2017 |
2 | Han Byung-do | 28 November 2017 | 8 January 2019 |
3 | Kang Gi-jung | 9 January 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Cho Kuk | 11 May 2017 | 26 July 2019 |
2 | Kim Jo-won | 26 July 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Society
;previously Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Innovation
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Ha Seung-chang | 14 May 2017 | 26 June 2018 |
2 | Lee Yong-sun | 27 June 2018 | 26 July 2019 |
3 | Kim Keo-sung | 26 July 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Affairs
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Yoon Young-chan | 11 May 2017 | 8 January 2019 |
2 | Yoon Do-han | 9 January 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Management
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Cho Hyun-ok | 11 May 2017 | 28 May 2019 |
2 | Kim Oe-sook | 28 May 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Job Creation
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Bahn Jahng-shick | 3 July 2017 | 26 June 2018 |
2 | Chung Tae-ho | 27 June 2018 | 26 July 2019 |
3 | Hwang Duk-soon | 26 July 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Hong Jang-pyo | 3 July 2017 | 26 June 2018 |
2 | Yoon Jong-won | 27 June 2018 | 21 June 2019 |
3 | Lee Ho-seung | 21 June 2019 | Incumbent |
;Senior Presidential Secretary for Social Affairs
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Kim Su-hyun | 14 May 2017 | 9 November 2018 |
2 | Kim Yun-myung | 9 November 2018 | Incumbent |
Advisor to the President for Science and Technology
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Mun Mi-ock | June 2017 | December 2018 |
2 | Lee Kong-joo | 19 February 2019 | 19 February 2020 |
3 | Park Su-kyung | 4 May 2020 | Incumbent |
Advisor to the President for Economic Affairs
Number | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Kim Hyun-cheol | 6 June 2017 | 29 January 2018 |
2 | Choo Hyung-cheol | 18 March 2018 | Incumbent |
Special Advisors to the President
Area | Name | Took office | Left office |
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security | Moon Chung-in | 21 May 2017 | Incumbent |
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security and President's Special Envoy to UAE | Im Jong-seok | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent |
Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security | Chung Eui-yong | 3 July 2020 | Incumbent |
Foreign Affairs | Han Byung-do | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent |
Economy and Science | Lee Jung-dong | 23 January 2019 | Incumbent |