It is said that President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has hinted at reinforcement of personnel, will reorganize the organization of the presidential office. To strengthen the policy field, which has been criticized for a shortage of manpower, a new head of the Planning Department will be established.
A high-ranking passport official said in a telephone conversation with the New Daily on the 18th, “There is a high possibility that a new chief will be in charge of policy and the interior of the presidential office.”
The name of the newly created office is called ‘Planning and Management Office Manager’ within the Presidential Office.
In addition to the chief of policy, it is known that a new chief may be newly appointed to control the living of the president’s office. Accordingly, it is highly likely that the Office of the General Secretary, who is in charge of the housekeeping of the President’s Office, will be moved to the Planning and Management Office.
At the same time, the reorganization of the Senior Public Relations Office, which had been designated as the ‘first priority for renewal’ of the Presidential Office, is imminent. Kim Eun-hye, a former People’s Power lawmaker, who served as a spokesperson for President Yoon since her presidential campaign, was effectively appointed as the chief public relations officer.
Former Rep. Kim is expected to play the role of ‘head of public relations like a spokesperson’. Accordingly, Choi Young-beom, senior public relations chief, is expected to move to the position of special public relations advisor.
President Yoon has been advocating for a small presidential office since the days of the Presidential Transition Committee when he was elected. Accordingly, the presidential office was simplified from the Moon Jae-in Blue House’s ‘3 offices, 8 seniors’ system to the ‘two offices, 5 seniors’ system, which abolished the policy office. However, with the establishment of the Planning and Management Office and the establishment of the Chief Policy Officer, the tone of the small presidential office was shaken.
A high-ranking official in the presidential office said, “Compared to the past, the workload is the same, but the number of people in charge is reduced, resulting in overload, and there are many criticisms that mistakes are made.” It’s not shaking.”
