South Korean Presidential Office to Move Back to the Blue House, Completion Expected Before Christmas | WPN World People News

According to foreign media reports, President Lee Jae-myung decided after taking office to relocate the presidential office from Yongsan back to the Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae). The relocation work began on December 8 and is expected to complete the main phase of the move around December 25, before Christmas, marking the official return of the “Blue House era” after an absence of three years and seven months.

On the 22nd, the South Korean Presidential Office confirmed that most staff units have already moved in. To facilitate the administrative transition, the Blue House has been temporarily closed to the public since August. As the residential facilities were damaged during the previous period of public access, repair work is currently being accelerated. President Lee Jae-myung is therefore still commuting from Hannam-dong for the time being.

The presidential office emphasized that the return to the Blue House is a transitional arrangement. The ultimate goal remains fulfilling the pledge to relocate the presidential office to the administrative capital, Sejong City, by 2030. This move reverses former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s 2022 decision to relocate to Yongsan, ushering in a new chapter for South Korea’s administrative center.