Abolish the Ministry of Leisure, promote the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, establish the Office of Overseas Koreans… The Government’s proposal was confirmed

‘Population, Family and Gender Equality Headquarters’ for the Ministry of Welfare

Reorganized into 18 departments, 3 offices, 19 offices, 6 committees… 18 State Councilors retained

Will it cross the threshold of the Senedd? The opposition parties are concerned about the abolition of the Ministry of Leisure

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yun-gu = Yoon Seok-yeol’s government has confirmed the government’s institutional restructuring plan, which promises to abolish the Ministry of Gender and Family Equality, promote the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and establish an Office the Korean Abroad.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Security Lee Sang-min held a press conference at the Government Center in Seoul at 2 pm on the 6th and officially announced the government reorganization plan with this content as its core.

According to the government’s plan, the Ministry of Gender and Family Equality will disappear, and the main functions will be transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and a ‘Population and Family Gender Equality Headquarters’ will be established in the Ministry of Welfare.

It also includes the establishment of the Office of Overseas Koreans under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the upgrading of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs.

The government announced plans to reorganize the organization of the government on the same day after consultation with the high ranking party on the 3rd and explanations from the opposition on the 5th.

When the government plan is reorganized, 18 departments, 4 departments, 18 offices, and 6 committees (46) will be changed to 18 departments, 3 offices, 19 offices, and 6 committees (46). The number of State Council members remains at 18, with the Ministry of Recreation and Veterans Affairs increasing by one and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs by one.

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea favors the promotion of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the establishment of the Office of Overseas Koreans, but expresses concerns about the abolition of the Ministry of Leisure, so the possibility of a government reorganization plan passes the National Assembly uncertainly.

On the other hand, it is known that the establishment of the Ministry of Space and Aerospace, the promise of President Yoon, has been omitted from this reorganization plan and will be pursued later.

◇ Abolish the Ministry of Leisure and transfer it to the Ministry of Welfare and Functions, ‘Population and Family Gender Equality Headquarters’

The Ministry of Leisure, which started in 2001 under the name ‘Ministry of Women’, is at the crossroads of abolishing the ministry after 21 years.

The government plans to abolish the Ministry of Leisure and transfer the functions of youth and family, gender equality and rights promotion to the Ministry of Welfare.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Welfare will establish a ‘Population and Family Gender Equality Headquarters’, which oversees comprehensive life cycle policies such as population, family, children, youth and the elderly, as well as functions to promote equality and gender rights.

The head of the Gender Equality Population and Families Headquarters is given the same status and courtesy as the headquarters of the Trade and Negotiation Headquarters of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

In addition, the women’s employment function will be transferred to the Ministry of Employment and Labor in order to provide integrated employment support.

The government explained the need for reorganization because it was difficult to implement comprehensive social policies across the entire life cycle due to the performance of specific tasks such as women and youth, and there were inefficiencies in the operation of the government such as overlapping functions between ministries.

The Ministry of Welfare is split into childcare and senior affairs, and the leisure department is split into youth and family affairs, which is inefficient. In addition, the government explained that the ministry’s work to support women with career interventions and the job of employing women from the Ministry of Employment and Labor overlap.

The government intends to establish a strategic system to overcome the low birth rate and an aging population and implement the Gender Equality Committee under the Prime Minister.

◇ Ministry of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs upgraded to Ministry of Veterans Affairs

The government intends to upgrade the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs in order to promote a comprehensive and systemic policy for veterans and to strengthen the status of the national system for veterans. soldiers.

As a member of the State Affairs Commission, the Minister for Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs has departmental authority and independent subordinate authority, and the right to attend State Council meetings and related ministerial meetings is strengthen.

Currently, the Minister has the right to attend and speak in the Council of State, but he does not have the right to deliberate and vote, and he does not have the right to issue subordinate ordinances.

The Ministry of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs will be strengthened in its organization and function to carry out related policies so that it can faithfully fulfill its role as a ‘ministerial’ ministry.

As a cornerstone of the realization of ‘liberalism’, the core value of the Republic of Korea, the national veterans system is a centenary line that will lead the unity of the nation by inheriting its proud history, the government said.

In addition, major developed countries, such as the United States, Australia and Canada, are establishing a ‘Department of Veterans’.

The current Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs was upgraded from a deputy minister level to a ministerial level organization in 2017. It started as the Military Assistance Agency (deputy minister level) in 1961 and became the current name of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (Ministerial level ) in 1985, and the status went back and forth between the level of the deputy minister and the level of the minister.

◇ 7.32 million overseas Koreans… Establishment of Overseas Korean Office under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The government decided to transfer the overseas Korean policy function from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and integrate the business functions of the Overseas Koreans’ Organization to establish the Office of Overseas Koreans under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is in response to the need to respond comprehensively and systematically to changes in the policy environment, such as the growing expectations of the Korean community and generational change, with the number of overseas Koreans reaching 7.32 million from last year.

Currently, the work of overseas Koreans is divided between relevant ministries and foundations, and the government said it is necessary to establish a separate organization dedicated to overseas Koreans to strengthen one-stop support for overseas Koreans.

With the establishment of the Overseas Korean Office, the support policy function for overseas Koreans will be strengthened and one-stop civil service such as consular affairs, legal affairs, and military service will be provided through cooperation with related ministries.

It also performs functions such as exchange and cooperation with foreign Koreans and groups, revitalizing networks, educating the next generation of Koreans, and cultural promotion projects.

At the same time, it was decided to establish a Foreign Korean Policy Committee under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish medium to long-term policy directions and to strengthen the overall coordination function of Korean foreign policies such as cooperation with related ministries.

ykim@yna.co.kr

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