Cho Myung-rae (Korean: 조명래; Hanja: 趙明來; born March 22, 1955) is a South Korean professor of urban planning at Dankook University[1] who previously served as the Minister of Environment under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2021.
Cho Myung-rae | |
|---|---|
| 조명래 | |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office November 10, 2018 – January 22, 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Eun-kyung |
| Succeeded by | Han Jeoung-ae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1955 Andong, South Korea |
| Political party | independent |
| Alma mater | Dankook University Seoul National University University of Sussex |
Before appointed the Minister, he was the president of the government-funded research institute, Korea Environment Institute, and the association of heads of the environmental research organisations.[2]
He was previously the co-president of an environment NGO, Environmental Justice (환경정의), from 2011 to 2017 and chair of Seoul's Sustainable Development Committee from 2013 to 2015.[3]
Cho holds four degrees - a bachelor in regional development from Dankook University, a master's in environmental planning from Seoul National University and a master's and a doctorate in urban and regional studies from University of Sussex.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Urban and Regional Planning - DKU International". www.dankook.ac.kr. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Moon taps new environment minister". The Korea Herald. October 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ [프로필]환경부 장관 후보자에 조명래 KEI 연구원장. www.msn.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Cho Myung-Rae". www.kdhi.us. Retrieved May 3, 2020.