Politics · South Korea · 7 hrs ago
One in Five Blue House Secretariat Posts Remains Vacant
About 20% of the South Korean presidential secretariat’s posts remain vacant.
The secretariat supports the president and is based at the Blue House.
The staffing gap was raised when the administration began in June last year, with complaints that work was piling up while too few people were available.
Nearly a year and a half later, the situation has changed little.
Some ruling party figures say applicants without connections to Gyeonggi or Seongnam are turned away.
The available information does not say whether the vacancies will be filled or when.
Twenty percent of the Blue House Presidential Secretariat’s authorized posts remain vacant, Chosun Ilbo reported.
The staffing shortfall was first raised when the administration took office in June 2025.
The situation had not improved significantly nearly a year and five months later.
The article’s headline said ruling-party sources claimed applicants without ties to the Gyeonggi and Seongnam networks were rejected.
- Who
- The Blue House Presidential Secretariat.
- What
- Twenty percent of its authorized posts remain vacant.
- When
- The report was published on October 27, 2026; the staffing gap had been raised since June 2025.
- Where
- The Blue House Presidential Secretariat in South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The administration took office, and concerns about staffing vacancies were raised.
The Secretariat’s staffing situation had not improved significantly.
Chosun Ilbo reported that 20% of authorized posts remained vacant.
- Vacant posts
- 20% of the Presidential Secretariat’s authorized positions
- Administration took office
- June 2025
- Elapsed time
- Nearly 1 year and 5 months
- Report date
- October 27, 2026
What people are saying
Almost half are vacant, and we don’t know when they’ll fill them.
Work is pouring in, but there are no people to do it.