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] previously served as the Ministry of Environment under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2021.

Cho Myung-rae
조명래
Minister of Environment
In office
10 November 2018 – 22 January 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byKim Eun-kyung
Succeeded byHan Jeoung-ae
Personal details
Born (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955
Andong, South Korea
Political partyindependent
Alma materDankook University
Seoul National University
University of Sussex
In this 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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