The Ministry of the Interior and Safety noted on the 2nd regarding the conditions for the composition of the State Council, "The State Council can convene if at least 11 members are present from the total membership." This was in response to concerns that it might not be able to hold a meeting due to not meeting the minimum requirement of 15 members.
According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Article 88 of the Constitution stipulates the number of commissioners for the State Council to be at least 15 and no more than 30. Currently, the government organization law specifies a total of 19 commissioner positions, and there are currently 21 members of the State Council.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, "The regulations for the State Council define the quorum based on members, not the total number of commissioners," adding, "The quorum is 11, which is a majority of the 21 members."
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety referred to a past judgment by the Ministry of Legislation that the criterion for determining the quorum is based on members rather than the total number of commissioners. It indicated that members refer to the current number of individuals holding the position, excluding the number of commissioner positions that are vacant due to resignation, retirement, loss of qualification, etc.
Accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, "The members of the State Council will be the total number of commissioners included in the law as members of the State Council," emphasizing that this does not change based on appointments or vacancies.
Currently, there are 14 commissioners. As of the 1st, the resignations of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok left five ministerial positions vacant among the 19 government ministries (Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Ministry of Economy and Finance).