Lee Dong-phil is a South Korean politician who, as of April 2014, serves as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.[1]
Lee Dong-phil | |
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이동필 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 23 March 2013 – 5 September 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| Preceded by | Suh Kyu-yong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jae-su |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1955 Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Lee Dong-phil | |
| Hangul | 이동필 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Dong-pil |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Tongp'il |
Education
edit- March 1971 – February 1974: Graduated from Daegeon High School
- March 1974 – February 1978: Bachelor's Degree in Livestock Management, Yeungnam University
- March 1979 – August 1981: Master's Degree in Economics, Seoul National University
- January 1988 – December 1991: Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, United States
Major career
edit- March 2013 – September 2016: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- October 2011 – March 2013: President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute
- June 1980 – March 2013: Korea Rural Economic Institute
- August 1998 – February 2000: Korea Rural Economic Institute (dispatched to the Regulatory Reform Committee)
- April 2006 – April 2012: Commissioner of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Regulatory Audit Committee
- June 2008 – December 2009: Subcommittee member of the Special Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Policies
- October 2008 – July 2011: Member of the Presidential Committee on Regional Development, Regional Development Expert Committee
- October 2011 – January 2013: Member of the Commission on Regional Development of Rural Areas and Life Quality Enhancement for Farmers and Fishermen
- November 2011 – January 2013: Member of the Central Agricultural, Fisheries, Rural and Food Industries Policy Council
Awards
edit- April 1999: Civil Merit Medal
- July 2011: Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal