Cho Myung-rae

Cho Myung-rae (Korean: 조명래; Hanja: 趙明來; born 22 March 1955) is a South Korean professor of urban planning at Dankook University[1] currently serving as the Ministry of Environment since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in November 2019.

Cho Myung-rae
조명래
Minister of Environment
Assumed office
10 November 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byKim Eun-kyung
Personal details
Born (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955
Andong, South Korea
Political partyindependent
Alma materDankook University
Seoul National University
University of Sussex
This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.

Before appointed as 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 (Korean: 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
  1. "Urban and Regional Planning - DKU International". www.dankook.ac.kr. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Herald, The Korea (5 October 2018). "Moon taps new environment minister". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "[프로필]환경부 장관 후보자에 조명래 KEI 연구원장". www.msn.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Cho Myung-Rae". www.kdhi.us. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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