Lee's move to Cheong Wa Dae residence planned for this year

Published Oct 12, 2026 4:52 pm KST

Passersby look at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Oct. 5. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung's move to the official presidential residence at Cheong Wa Dae is being planned for this year, an 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.

"We are preparing to enable the move within the year after completing building commissioning and moving preparations," the presidential official said. "No schedule has been fixed for the move to the Cheong Wa Dae residence yet."

发布于2026年10月12日下午4:52（韩国标准时间）

10月5日，路人在首尔观看青瓦台。（韩联社）

一位官员周一表示，李在明总统计划于今年迁入位于青瓦台的总统官邸。

在青瓦台进行翻修期间，李明博和夫人金喜京一直居住在首尔龙山区前总统尹锡烈的官邸。

尹锡悦在2022年就职后，将总统府和官邸从青瓦台迁至龙山，但李明博在去年就职后决定将两者迁回原址。只有总统府于去年12月完成了迁回青瓦台的工作。

总统府官员表示：“我们正在进行相关准备工作，争取在年内完成大楼启用和搬迁准备工作后，促成此次搬迁。目前尚未确定迁往青瓦台官邸的具体时间。”