Senior Presidential Secretary

Senior Presidential Secretary (Korean: 대통령비서실 수석비서관; Hanja: 大統領秘書室 首席秘書官) is a title used by high-ranking assistants to the President of South Korea. Senior presidential secretaries are senior members of the Presidential Secretariat and wield significant power through their role in policy coordination. These positions can be created by the president without legislation and appointed without the need for confirmation.

Under the Moon Jae-in administration, there are eight senior presidential secretaries, each titled "Senior Presidential Secretary for..." They are overseen by Chief Presidential Secretary and report to the president. Moon Jae-in served as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs in the Roh Moo-hyun administration.^[1]