Jang Je-won "Transition Committee Decided into 7 Subcommittees... Aim to Announce Transition Chairman on the 13th" (Comprehensive)

Establishment of Special Committees Including National Integration Special Committee and COVID-19 Emergency Response Task Force
Jongno Financial Supervisory Service Training Center Confirmed as Office for Elected Officials

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] A rough plan for the composition of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's transition committee has been revealed. The transition committee will be organized into a total of seven divisions, with special committees such as the National Unity Special Committee and the COVID-19 Emergency Response Task Force planned. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the transition committee are scheduled to be announced on the 13th, and the committee members are targeted for announcement on the 17th to 18th.

On the 11th, Chief of Staff Jang met with reporters in front of the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, stating, "We are trying to bring forward the announcement of the chairperson and vice-chairperson," and added, "We plan to finalize the appointments of the chairperson and vice-chairperson by the weekend and, after consulting with the chairperson, sequentially announce them next week."

After a luncheon meeting with President-elect Yoon and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, he said, "We will try to announce the transition committee members by Thursday or Friday next week," and added, "Our goal is to announce the members to the public by early to mid the following week."

Regarding the reason for advancing the formation of the transition committee, he explained, "The public is very curious, and the transition committee needs to be launched quickly and stably so that the new cabinet or presidential office can be formed."

Chief of Staff Jang outlined the general framework for the transition committee’s organizational structure. The committee will consist of seven divisions: ▲ Planning and Coordination ▲ Foreign Affairs and Security ▲ Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs ▲ Economy 1 (Macroeconomics, Finance) ▲ Economy 2 (Industry, Jobs) ▲ Science, Technology, and Education ▲ Social Welfare and Culture.

Special committees will include the National Unity Special Committee, which will be directly under the President-elect, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Task Force, and the Blue House Reform Task Force. He said, "The National Unity Special Committee will be directly under the President-elect," and explained, "The COVID-19 Emergency Response Task Force will include budget, industry, education, and health sectors, and it will create a blueprint for how our government will respond to COVID-19 emergencies and handle compensation for losses."

He also said, "The Blue House Reform Task Force will have a team leader working practically, focusing on how to start with the executive office and how to organize the Blue House. The task force is tentatively confirmed, and we will give further thought to the special committee part."

The offices for the President-elect and the transition committee have been confirmed as the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute and the Korea Financial Training Institute in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu. He said, "President-elect Yoon wants to work closely with the transition committee," and added, "We have narrowed down the places that the President-elect and the transition committee can share to the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, and the Korea Financial Training Institute in Samcheong-dong." The two training institutes are about a five-minute drive apart.

He continued, "Administrative Officer Seo Il-jun and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will make the final decision," and explained, "The transition committee plans to move in next week."

Regarding the timing of the transition committee’s plaque ceremony, he said, "The Park Geun-hye administration’s transition committee took about two weeks, but we will try to do it sooner than that."

On the schedule for a meeting between President-elect Yoon and President Moon Jae-in, he said, "It is being coordinated. They plan to meet soon."

At the briefing held at the party headquarters that day, spokesperson Kim Eun-hye responded to a question about the absence of a women’s division by saying, "It is not a matter of women versus men; we plan to create separate departments for children, families, and the demographic cliff," and added, "Reflecting a philosophy of humanism, we expect to address women’s and men’s issues equally and comprehensively."

Regarding the installation of the Gwanghwamun executive office, she said, "Nothing has been decided or finalized yet."

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