Transition Team to Form Population Task Force... "Will Contribute to Preparing Ministry of Gender Equality Restructuring Plan"

Choi Ji-hyun, Senior Deputy Spokesperson of the Presidential Transition Committee, is holding a regular briefing on the 8th at the briefing room of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporters Kim Hyemin and Lee Gimin] The Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) announced on the 8th that it will form a task force (TF) related to population within the Planning Committee as early as this week.

Choi Jihyun, the chief deputy spokesperson of the PTC, held a briefing at the PTC office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and made this announcement. The TF team leader will be demographer Professor Cho Youngtae of Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health.

The TF will review policy directions regarding issues such as the population cliff. According to Chief Deputy Spokesperson Choi, the policy directions derived here are expected to influence government organizational restructuring, including the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the establishment of the Ministry of Future Families.

He said, "When drafting the reform plan for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the function to have solutions for the population cliff will be considered in some way," adding, "The discussions on the Ministry of Future Families within the TF are expected to contribute to the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family."

In addition to the Population TF, the Planning Committee plans to consider issues such as climate, communication, and regions, and propose policy directions. Chief Deputy Spokesperson Choi explained, "The Planning Committee aims to fill gaps or supplement areas that require coordination among various subcommittees when policies are being made."

He continued, "Although there is a main ministry responsible for climate issues, the areas affected are very broad and also impact industry and the economy. It is an area where multiple subcommittees need to collaborate," adding, "Regarding regions, although there is a Special Committee on Balanced Regional Development, we plan to address regional issues that the special committee cannot cover and also visit the field."

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