Sejong Special Self-Governing City Officially Launches
Sejong Special Self-Governing City officially launched, followed by the start of large-scale relocation of central government institutions from September 2012.
Tracking South Korea's long-running effort to move national administrative and political functions to Sejong, from the 2004 new-capital plan and Constitutional Court ruling to the administrative city model, government relocations, the National Assembly Sejong Complex, the presidential office and further agency relocation plans.
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Sejong Special Self-Governing City officially launched, followed by the start of large-scale relocation of central government institutions from September 2012.
The government completed the third relocation phase, leaving 18 central ministries, 18 affiliated agencies and about 13,000 public officials based at Government Complex Sejong.
An amendment to the National Assembly Act created a legal basis for establishing a branch of the National Assembly in Sejong.
The National Assembly adopted rules specifying the operation of its Sejong complex and the committees and support organizations to be based there.
The government announced plans to begin relocating additional central government institutions to Sejong in the first half of 2027, alongside ongoing plans for a presidential office and the National Assembly Sejong Complex.