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Cho Myung-rae

Cho Myung-rae

South Korean urban planner (born 1955)

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.

Quick Facts Minister of Environment, President ...
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 (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. [1]
    "Urban and Regional Planning - DKU International". www.dankook.ac.kr. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Moon taps new environment minister". The Korea Herald. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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    "[프로필]환경부 장관 후보자에 조명래 KEI 연구원장". www.msn.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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    "Cho Myung-Rae". www.kdhi.us. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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