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21th NA
May 2020 ~ May 2024
Changed the Legislative Information Systems Office of the Planning and Coordination Office
to the Digital Services Division, and established the Digital Policy Division
Established the Guided Tour and Exhibition Division under the Culture and Communication Office
20th NA
May 2016 ~ May 2020
Changed the Legislative Request and Petition Center to the National Assembly Petitions Support Center
Established the Parliamentary Education Support Division Goseong branch
Separated the press support functions of the Public Relations Office and established the Public Relations Office
Changed the title of Public Relations Officer to Culture and Communication Officer
19th NA
May 2012 ~ May 2016
Established the post of Deputy Director General of Legislative Information Systems.
Expanded the Bills Division by subdividing it into three offices on political, economic and social affairs.
Established the post of Parliamentary Education Officer under the Education and Training Division.
18th NA
May 2008 ~ May 2012
Reorganized standing committees in accordance with the reshuffle in the administration.
Established the Legislative Request and Petition Center, and the Personnel Division.
Renamed Public Information Officer as Public Relations Officer.
Merged the Accounting Division and the General Affairs Division under the Management and Maintenance Bureau into the Management Support Division.
Moved the National Assembly Archives to the National Assembly Library.
17th NA
May 2004 ~ May 2008
Changed the Women’s Affairs Committee to the Gender Equality and Family
Committee.
Renamed Broadcasting Technology Officer of the Broadcasting Planning
Counseling Office as Broadcast Relay Officer.
Changed the Parliamentary Legislation Division and the Economic Legislation
Division under the Legislative Counsel Office to the Legislative Mediation
Division and the Financial Legislation Division respectively, and established
the Construction and Environmental Legislation Division.
Subdivided the Management and Construction Division under the Management and
Maintenance Bureau into the Management Division and Facilities Division.
Subdivided the International Affairs & Protocol Bureau into the Protocol Division,
the Asia Division, the Americas Division and the Europe Division.
Changed the Training Affairs Bureau to the Parliamentary Training Office.
Established the National Assembly Research Service.
16th NA
May 2005 ~ May 2004
Established the Women’s Affairs Committee.
Expanded the Legislative Counsel Office by adding two new divisions to the Legislation Divisions I, II, III.
Closed the Budget Bureau.
Established the National Assembly Budget Office.
Renamed Parliamentary Broadcasting Officer as Broadcasting Planning Counseling Officer.
15th NA
May 1996 ~ May 2000
Divided the Legislation and Budget Office into the Legislative Counsel Office (with the Legislation Divisions I, II, III) and the Budget Bureau (with the Budget Divisions I, II, III)
Closed the Parliamentary Training Office and established the Training Bureau (with the Educational Affairs Division and the Training Division) under the Secretariat.
Closed the Public Information Bureau and the Records Compilation Bureau.
Opened the National Assembly Archives.
14th NA
May 1992 ~ May 1996
Established the Legislation and Budget Office (with the Legislation Divisions I,
II, the Budget Divisions I, II, and the Legislative Complaint Division).
Reformed the Public Information Office to the Public Information Bureau.
Merged the Committee Affairs Division into the Proceedings Division.
Established the Computing Systems Office under the Planning and Coordination
Office Established the Parliamentary Training Office in accordance with the
Parliamentary Training Office Act.
13th NA
May 1988 ~ May 1992
Separated the Library from the Secretariat in accordance with the National Assembly Library Act.
Established the Public Information Office.
12th NA
Apr. 1985 ~ May 1988
Annexed the National Assembly Library to the National Assembly Secretariat.
Established the post of Deputy Secretary General of Legislative Affairs and under its jurisdiction, the Proceedings Bureau, the Legislative Research Bureau and the Records Compilation bureau.
Established the post of Deputy Secretary General for Administrative Affairs and under its jurisdiction, the Planning & Budget Office and the Liaison Bureau.
11th NA
Apr. 1981 ~ Apr. 1985
Established the Planning, Budget & Audit Office (with the Inspection Officer, the Planning & Budget Officer and the Education Officer).
Reshuffled the Liaison Division and the International Affairs Division into the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Division and the Inter-Parliamentary Organizations Division.