Office for Government Policy Coordination Prime Minister's Secretariat () is a central administrative agency of South Korea that assists the Prime Minister in the performance of his duties. The Director is appointed as a political appointee at the vice-ministerial level.
History The Office for Government Policy Coordination Prime Minister's Secretariat was established in accordance with the Organizational Structure of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister () enacted in August 1960. It was abolished in 1962 and changed to the Secretariat of the Head of the Cabinet, but was re-established on December 17, 1963, under the Organizational Structure of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Government Organization Act ().
Following the reorganization of government organizations in February 2008, it was merged with the Office of Government Coordination and reorganized into the Office of the Prime Minister.
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