Key facts
- President Lee Jae Myung's move to the Cheong Wa Dae residence is planned for this year.
- The move is dependent on completing building commissioning and moving preparations.
- Lee and first lady Kim Hea Kyung are currently residing in the former president's Yongsan Ward residence.
- The presidential office relocated to Cheong Wa Dae in December.
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's relocation to the official presidential residence at Cheong Wa Dae is being planned for this year, a presidential official said Monday.
Lee and first lady Kim Hea Kyung have been living at the official residence used by former President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul's Yongsan Ward while refurbishments take place at Cheong Wa Dae. Yoon relocated the presidential office and residence from Cheong Wa Dae to Yongsan upon taking office in 2022, but Lee decided to return both to the former location following his inauguration last year.
Only the presidential office completed its move to Cheong Wa Dae in December.