Seoul: President Lee Jae-myung plans to launch a planning committee on state affairs next week to draw up detailed tasks, a ruling bloc official said Thursday, as the new administration faces daunting tasks, ranging from North Korea to tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the move appears aimed at minimizing a vacuum in state affairs as Lee took office immediately after the election without a two-month transition period due to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office over his failed martial law bid.

"The national policy planning advisory committee will launch early next week," the official told Yonhap News Agency by phone. "Even if the committee's members are not fully chosen, it has to start quickly."

The committee will take on the role of outlining Lee's policy plans and priorities for the 60 days after its launch, which could include an organizational reform of the government.

Lee has expressed the need for reforming the government's structure, such as removing the finance ministry's responsibility of drafting the budget. He has also pledged to create a climate energy ministry and expand the role of the ministry of gender equality and family.

Lee Han-joo, the head of the Democratic Party's (DP) Institute for Democracy think tank, has been mentioned as a possible candidate to chair the committee.

Meanwhile, President Lee could appoint vice ministers, who do not need to undergo a parliamentary confirmation hearing, in the coming days to push forth his policies as it could take weeks before he forms his Cabinet due to such parliamentary procedures.

As for Lee's potential picks for roles at the presidential office, former four-term lawmaker Woo Sang-ho has been mentioned as a strong candidate for senior secretary of political affairs and Lee Kyou-youn, former JTBC CEO, as senior public relations secretary.