Cho Myung-rae

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Myung-rae (Korean: 조명래; born March 22, 1955) is a South Korean professor of urban planning at Dankook University^[1] who previously served as the Minister of Environment under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2021.

Cho Myung-rae
조명래
Minister of Environment
In office November 10, 2018 – January 22, 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	(1955-03-22) March 22, 1955 (age 70) Andong, South Korea
Political party	independent
Alma mater	Dankook University Seoul National University University of Sussex
Korean name
Hangul	조명래
Hanja	趙明來
RR	Jo Myeongrae
MR	Cho Myŏngnae

Before appointed 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]