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윤석열 대통령이 13일 저출생수석실 설치를 지시했다고 대통령실이 전했다. 저출생대응기획부 신설을 밝힌 데 이은 저출생 대책 마련 차원의 후속 조치로 보인다.
김수경 대통령실 대변인은 이날 서면브리핑에서 "윤 대통령이 이날 오전 수석비서관 회의를 주재하고 저출생수석실 설치를 준비하라고 지시했다"고 전했다.
앞서 지난 9일 윤 대통령은 취임 2주년 기자회견에서 저출산 고령화에 대응해 '저출생대응기획부(가칭)' 신설 계획을 밝힌 바 있다.
또 저출생·고령화 문제를 '국가적 비상사태'로 규정 후 "저출생부 장관이 사회부총리를 맡도록 해 교육·노동·복지를 아우르는 정책을 수립하겠다"고 제시한 바 있다.
현재 저출생 문제를 다루는 건 사회수석실로 저출생수석실이 별도 설치되면 관련 업무가 모두 이관될 것으로 보인다.
부처 신설시 정부조직법을 개정해야 해 야당 협조가 필수인 한편 보건복지부·법무부·기획재정부·저출산고령사회위원회·여성가족부 등 각 부처 유관 부서 기능·조직이 이관돼야 하는 만큼 대대적 조직개편도 뒤따른다.
*아래는 위 기사를 '구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다. '구글번역'은 이해도 높이기를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.
President Yoon Seok-yeol orders the establishment of the Office of Senior Secretary for Low Birth Rates following the Low Birth Rate Response Planning Department.
Follow-up measures to prepare measures for low birth rate, transfer of all work related to the Senior Secretary for Social Affairs... When a new ministry is established, the Government Organization Act must be revised, cooperation with the opposition party is essential.
-kihong Kim reporter
The President's Office reported on the 13th that President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered the establishment of an office for low birth rates. This appears to be a follow-up measure to prepare measures to address low birth rates following the announcement of the establishment of a low birth rate response planning department.
Presidential Office Spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung said in a written briefing that day, "President Yoon presided over a meeting of senior secretaries this morning and instructed to prepare for the establishment of the Senior Secretary's Office for Low Birth Rates."
Previously, on the 9th, at a press conference marking the second anniversary of his inauguration, President Yoon announced a plan to establish a 'Low Birth Response Planning Department (tentative name)' in response to the low birth rate and aging population.
He also defined the issue of low birth rates and aging as a "national emergency" and proposed, "We will establish policies encompassing education, labor, and welfare by having the Minister of Low Births serve as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs."
Currently, the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Social Affairs is handling the low birth rate issue. Once the Senior Secretary to the President's Office for Low Birth is established, all related work is expected to be transferred.
When establishing a new ministry, the Government Organization Act must be revised, so cooperation with the opposition party is essential. Meanwhile, as the functions and organizations of related departments in each ministry, such as the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, must be transferred, a large-scale reorganization is also required.
