Minister Kang Sun-woo, the nominee for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said on the 14th regarding inquiries about the transfer of the ministry to Sejong, 'We will follow the results if the law is amended.'
On the same day, Kang said during a confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly's Gender Equality and Family Committee in response to a question from Lee Yeon-hee, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who asked, 'There are many requests for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to transfer to Sejong.'
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has remained in the Seoul and Gwacheon government buildings along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Unification, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of National Defense, even after the central government's transfer to Sejong in 2019. This is because the Happy City Act, which includes plans for the transfer of central administrative agencies, designates these ministries as institutions excluded from the transfer to Sejong.
Since the inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung, claims have been raised regarding the transfer of ministries currently located in the capital region, as well as the National Assembly and the presidential office to Sejong. President Lee is also promoting the transfer of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which was previously located in Sejong, to Busan.
In response to a question from the member of the National Assembly about whether she agrees that the transfer to Sejong would be efficient for the status of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and inter-ministerial policy collaboration, Kang answered, 'I agree.'