The ACDPU's
administrative bodies include the Steering Committee,
the Standing Committee, 10 Subcommittees, Regional conferences
and the District Consultative Councils both at home and
abroad. President Roh Moo-hyun is the president of the
ACDPU.
The President of the ACDPU can appoint up to 20 vice-presidents
according to their regional and professional backgrounds.
The body of vice-presidents of the 11th term of the
ACDPU consists of a senior vice president who stands
as a proxy for the president, and 19 other members including,
vice presidents of the 16 Metropolitan cities and provinces,
the Five Northern provinces, and women's affairs.
The ACDPU is composed of several major official bodies
of conference including the Plenary Conference, Regional
Conference, the Steering Committee, Standing Committee,
and Subcommittees categorized by each expert under the
Standing Committee. The ACDPU also has District Consultative
Councils both at home and abroad.
The president convenes a Plenary Conference every
two years which all members attend (ACDPU law, Article
20). The Regional Conferences are convened by the president
when the need arises and are presided over by the vice
presidents representing the regions such as Seoul Metropolitan
City, Metropolitan Areas, Provinces, the Five Northern
provinces, and Overseas Regions (ACDPU law, article
29).
The Steering Committee is established to deliberate
general administrative affairs of the ACDPU (ACDPU law,
Article 19). The 11th Term Steering Committee consists
of 50 members including, 19 vice presidents, chairmen
of 10 subcommittees, and 21 professional representatives
; and the Steering Committee is chaired by the senior
vice president.
The Standing Committee is established for implementing
the decisions of the Plenary Conference and Regional
Conferences and orders from the president (ACDPU law
article 18). The 11th Term Standing Committee consists
of 500 members who are appointed by the president according
to their regional and professional representation and
is chaired by the senior vice president. The Standing
Committee has 10 subcommittees for research on unification
policy in their respective areas.
The 11th Term has 10 subcommittees on Policy Deliberation,
Education & Public Relations, Regional Cooperation,
Economic Cooperation, Social Culture, Sports & Youth,
Religious Affairs, Women's Affairs, and National Reconciliation.
Each subcommittee is comprised of experts who make
recommendations on policies for unification. They carry
out in-depth research on current major issues between
South and North Korea and medium and long-term tasks
for unification, while making policy recommendation
to the government based upon their study results. In
addition, the ACDPU sets up and operates domestic district
councils at city, county or district level and there
are overseas district councils in North America, Europe,
Japan, South-East Asia, Oceania, and Latin America.
The 11th Term of the ACDPU consists of 232 domestic
and 23 overseas district councils.
The Secretariat of the ACDPU is established to operate
the ACDPU and support the activities of domestic and
overseas members. In order to provide more efficient
support for the ACDPU affairs and activities of its
domestic and overseas members, the Secretariat has designated
16 metropolitan and provincial governments and overseas
diplomatic offices as supporting agents. On behalf of
the Secretariat, these supporting agents provide cooperation
in holding local ACDPU meetings such as preparation
for the local ACDPU meetings and registration of its
members.
* District Consultative
Councils
Domestic: By 234 Cities, Counties and Districts
Overseas: By 23 Regions
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