Maintaining other senior systems other than the chief of civil affairs... Abolition of 'Policy Director'

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Little by little, the outlines of how the organization of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's presidential office will change are being drawn up.

The elected party promised to eliminate the chief of civil affairs, but it was confirmed that most of the other chief secretaries would be maintained.

This content was covered by reporter Kang Cheong-wan.

President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, who promised the abolition of the chief civil affairs secretary during the

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The assessment function will be left to the assessment agency, and the president will focus on security and people's livelihood.

[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect (December 28, last year, BJC debate): The chief of civil affairs was originally supposed to crack down on the Blue House, but it completely deviated from its original function.]

However, only the chief of civil affairs was removed and the system of chief secretary like the existing Blue House remained intact .

appears to be maintained.

A key official of the transition committee told SBS that just removing the chief of civil affairs would remove half of the power of the presidential office, and other senior secretaries such as the chief of economics would be maintained except for the chief of civil affairs.

However, the position of the policy chief, who served as a policy control tower in the current government, is likely to disappear.

The official explained that the public-private joint committee, which will serve as a bridge between the presidential office and each ministry, will replace the role of the policy chief, and that such a public-private committee can increase depending on pending issues.

If this happens, the current presidential office with three heads of office, including the chief of staff, the chief of security, and the chief of policy office, will be reorganized into two chiefs of the chief of staff and two chiefs of the security office, and the names and roles of the chief secretaries are expected to be partially adjusted.

As President-elect Yoon has emphasized a 30% reduction in the number of people in the presidential office, the overall scale is expected to decrease.

As promised, the abolition of the second annex to assist the president's spouse is final.

However, as President-elect Yoon mentioned the abolition of the chief secretary system in his presidential campaign promises, it may be pointed out that the name change is a setback to the promise.

(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong, Video editing: Park Jeong-sam)