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
이동필
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
23 March 2013 – 5 September 2016
Prime MinisterChung Hong-won
Lee Wan-koo
Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting)
Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded bySuh Kyu-yong
Succeeded byKim Jae-su
Personal details
Born (1955-08-29) August 29, 1955 (age 69)
Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Lee Dong-phil
Hangul
이동필
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Dong-pil
McCune–ReischauerI Tongp'il

Education

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • April 1999: Civil Merit Medal
  • July 2011: Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal

References

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  1. ^ "Cabinet". Republic of Korea. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
Preceded by
Suh Kyu-yong
First Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
March 23, 2013 – September 5, 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent