Peaceful Unification Advisory Council

Peaceful Unification Advisory Council
민주평화통일자문회의
Constitutional Agency overview
Formed27 October 1980 (1980-10-27)
Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification
29 October 1987 (1987-10-29)
National Unification Advisory Council
Jurisdiction South Korea
Headquarters84 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04605, Republic of Korea
Minister responsible
Constitutional Agency executives
  • Kim Kwan-yong, Executive Vice-Chairperson and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Agency
  • Tae Yong-ho, Secretary General
Websitewww.nuac.go.kr/english/ (in English)
Korean name
Hangul
민주평화통일자문회의
Hanja
民主平和統一諮問會議
RRMinju pyeonghwa tongil jamun hoeui
MRMinju p'yŏnghwa t'ongil chamun hoeŭi

The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (Korean민주평화통일자문회의) is the constitutional organization, established in accordance with the Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea and the National Unification Advisory Council Act (Korea) to advise the President of South Korea on the formulation of peaceful unification policy. This had been organized in October 1980.

The Chairperson of the Council is the President of South Korea and the Executive Vice-Chairperson is a minister-levelled officer. Upon the inauguration of the new executive vice-person, the organization changed its English name from NUAC to PUAC, The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council. In 2017, the 18th National Unification Advisory Council was launched.