This article is to consider the characteristic and change of administrative system for science and
technology(S&T) in authoritative administration period. This research analyzed administrative institute, law
and development program related to S&T from Lee Seung-man Administration till Rho Tae-woo
Administration in authoritative period. Administrative system for S&T in Lee Seung-man Administration
period was primitive, simple and unsystematic level. Park Jung-hee Administration established governmental organization, law, and development program related to S&T under the leadership of administration and
bureaucracy, so prepared the basis of administrative system for S&T. Jun Doo-whan Administration and
Rho Tae-woo Administration succeeded to administrative system for S&T which Park Jung-hee
Administration set up and they developed it. Park Jung-hee Administration set up administrative system for
S&T under the leadership of government and bureaucracy but Jun Doo-whan Administration and Rho
Tae-woo Administration established evolved administrative system for S&T that public sector and private
sector cooperated. As a result of this study, traditional governance which bureaucracy led formed in Park
Jung-hee Administration period. Public sector and private sector cooperated gradually, so cooperative
governance by bureaucrat and expert began to be constructed in Jun Doo-whan and Rho Tae-woo
Administration period. The change of administrative system for S&T in successive governments contains
state affairs’ direction and presidential interest and will on S&T.