Justice, gender equality ministries among 1st to relocate to Sejong in 2027
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The South Korean government has announced plans to relocate some ministries and government agencies from the Seoul metropolitan area to Sejong City, the administrative hub, starting in the first half of 2027.
Justice, gender equality ministries among 1st to relocate to Sejong in 2027
The government said the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality will be among the first government bodies to relocate to Sejong under a phased relocation plan set to begin in the first half of 2027. It also said the institutions requiring separate headquarters such as the Prosecution Service and Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the National Police Agency will be relocated after new office buildings are constructed. The ann…
The government is reducing the number of public institutions by 109, including consolidating the five power generation companies and merging the Korea National Oil Corporation and the Korea Gas Corporation. This is a massive reorganization amounting to approximately 20% of all public institutions. On the 3rd, relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Finance and Economy, announced the "Plan for Promoting Functional Reform of Public Institut…
On the 3rd, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-duk stated, “The relocation of public institutions to provincial areas is the most effective means of resolving the concentration in the capital region and creating new growth engines and high-quality jobs for the regions,” adding that he would “minimize the retention of institutions in the capital.” At a press conference regarding the relocation of administrative and public inst…
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