Lee Dong-phil
{{Short description|South Korean politician}}
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Lee Dong-phil is a South Korean politician who, as of April 2014, serves as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.{{cite web|url=http://www.korea.net/Government/Administration/Cabinet|title=Cabinet|publisher=Republic of Korea|accessdate=3 May 2014}}
Education
- 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
- 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
- April 1999: Civil Merit Medal
- July 2011: Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal
References
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Category:Ministers of agriculture of South Korea
Category:Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province