Government Pushes Sejong City Relocation and Consolidation of Public Institutions
Sejong City relocation, major restructuring of central administrative agencies and public institutions in full swing See the government reorganization plan to be 추진 from 2027 and the effects on regional balance
The government has decided to push ahead with the relocation of central government agencies in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, to Sejong City starting in the first half of 2027. At a press conference held on the 3rd at the Government Complex Seoul, Prime Minister Han Sungsook stated that she would complete Sejong City as the center of state administration.
This plan also includes a reorganization of public institutions. The government will integrate the five power generation companies into one and is also pushing a plan to merge the four port authorities in Busan, Incheon, Ulsan, and YeosuGwangyang. A plan to merge Korea National Oil Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation, a review of merging Korail and SR, and a plan to separate LH were also presented.
The government plans to finalize the institutions to be relocated and the detailed plan in the fourth quarter of this year, and will also begin fullscale relocation of more than 350 public institutions in the Seoul metropolitan area starting in the first half of next year. This reorganization focuses on restructuring the functions of institutions and strengthening regionally dispersed placement centered on Sejong and innovation cities.