Office of National Security

Office of National Security
국가안보실
國家安保室
Gukga Anbo-sil
Agency overview
Formed23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersPresidential Residence, Seoul
Agency executives
  • Shin Won-sik, Director
  • Kim Tae-hyo, 1st Deputy Director (Foreign Affairs)
  • Yin Sung-hwan, 2nd Deputy Director (Defense)
  • Wang Yun-jong, 3rd Deputy Director (Economic Security)
Parent departmentPresident of South Korea
Child agency

The Office of National Security (Korean: 국가안보실; Hanja: 國家安保室) assists the President of South Korea. It is led by a ministerial-level Director who is appointed by the President without nomination hearing at the legislature unlike other ministerial-level posts. The director often serves as the counterpart of National Security Advisor of the United States. Moreover, the director serves as the chairperson of the standing committee of National Security Council, which is established by Article 91 of the Constitution and chaired by the President, whilst its first Deputy Director serves as the Council's secretary-general.[1]

History

The very first attempt to install a control tower to oversee the national security issues within South Korean government was initiated in Roh administration. The prototype organisation was established during Roh Moo-hyun administration but was abolished by Roh's successor, Lee Myung-bak. In 2013 the following Park Geun-hye administration established the Office to revive the organisation which oversees national security affairs and supports National Security Council.[2] President Moon Jae-in restructured the Office and expanded its functions.[3] Under President Moon, the first deputy dealt with security affairs whilst its second deputy foreign affairs and Inter-Korean relations. Under Moon's successor, Yoon Suk-yeol, deputies' roles have been reversed.[4][5]

The office of National Security often holds emergency meetings when North Korea launches ballistic missiles or shows hostile and belligerent movements towards South Korea.

Organisation

This is the organization of the National Security Bureau with the names of the current senior officials placed in each position.

- 1st Deputy General Manager ( In charge of Diplomatic Security and Unification) : Kim Tae-hyo
- Secretary for Security Strategy : Kang Jae-won
- Secretary for Foreign : Lee Chung-myeon
- Secretary for Unification : Lee In-bae
- 2nd Deputy General Manager (in charge of national defense and security) : Yin Sung-hwan
- Secretary of Defense : Choi Byung-ok
- Director of the National Crisis Management Center : Kim Sang-ho
- 3rd Deputy General Manager (in charge of Security Economic) : Wang Yun-jong
- Secretary of Economic Security : Kim Hyun Wook
- Secretary of Cyber Security : Shin Yeong-seok

References

  1. ^ 이, 치동 (2019-11-22). "(LEAD) S. Korea decides to 'conditionally' suspend termination of Seoul-Tokyo military pact". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. ^ 홍, 제성 (2013-01-21). "(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. ^ "국가안보실 강화…외교·국방·통일 기능 총괄". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. ^ 김, 효정 (2022-05-01). "안보실 개편…1차장 외교안보·2차장 국방, 경제안보비서관 신설". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. ^ "'윤석열 정부' 2실 5수석 개편…김태효, 10년 만에 대통령실 컴백". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-04.


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