Sejong Capital Plan
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South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung government accelerates plans to complete Sejong as the administrative capital by 2029. It plans to move the Justice Ministry, Gender Equality and Family Ministry, and other central agencies there in the first half of 2027, while 350 public institutions are targeted for relocation and five power generators prepare to merge.
Lee Jae-myung Government Accelerates Plan to Complete Sejong Administrative Capital by 2029
The Lee Jae-myung government is pushing to turn Sejong from a city that hosts relocated agencies into the completed center of South Korea’s administration. A second relocation plan announced on the 3rd calls for central ministries, including the Justice Ministry and the Ministry of Gender Equality, along with public institutions in the Seoul metropolitan area, to move to Sejong from the first half…
Five Power Generators to Merge After 25 Years as Ministries Plan Move to Sejong
South Korea’s government plans to start relocating the Justice Ministry, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and their affiliated agencies to Sejong in the first half of 2027. Prime Minister H…
South Korea plans to move Justice and Gender Equality ministries to Sejong in first half of 2027
The Justice Ministry and Gender Equality and Family Ministry are among the central agencies South Korea plans to move to Sejong beginning in the first half of 2027. Interior and Safety Minister Yoon H…
Justice and Gender Equality ministries to move to Sejong next year as government plans relocation of 350 public institutions
South Korea will begin moving major central government agencies and public institutions to Sejong in the first half of 2027, without waiting for new government buildings to be completed. The governmen…
