[Photo] Government Confirms Abolition of Ministry of Gender Equality and Family... Elevation of Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and Establishment of Overseas Koreans Office

On the 6th, Lee Sang-min, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, announced a government organization reform plan at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, which includes the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. According to the government plan, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will be abolished, and its main functions will be transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, where a new 'Population, Family, and Gender Equality Bureau' will be established. If the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is actually abolished, it will be the first time in 21 years since the Ministry of Women was launched in 2001. The plan also includes establishing the Overseas Koreans Office under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and elevating the Veterans Affairs Agency to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@