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 previously served as the Ministry of Environment under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2021.
Cho Myung-rae | |
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| 조명래 | |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 10 November 2018 – 22 January 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 | 22 March 1955 Andong, South Korea |
| Political party | independent |
| Alma mater | Dankook University Seoul National University University of Sussex |
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.
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.
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.