[Profile] Yoon Administration's First 농진청 Director Cho Jae-ho... Expert in Agricultural Policy and Trade

Jo Jae-ho, Newly Appointed Administrator of the Rural Development Administration

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Jo Jaeho, appointed as the first Administrator of the Rural Development Administration under the Yoon Seok-yeol government on the 13th, is a policy expert who worked for over 30 years at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Administrator Jo was born in Miryang, Gyeongnam, graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Economics, and entered public service in 1991 by passing the 34th Administrative Examination. He served in various policy departments at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, including Head of the Trade Cooperation Division, Head of the International Cooperation Division, Agricultural Attach? at the Korean Embassy to the European Union (EU), Head of the Distribution Policy Division, and Head of the Agricultural Policy Division. Later, he was involved in agricultural policy as Director of the International Cooperation Bureau, Director of the Agricultural Policy Bureau, President of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, and Director of the Rural Policy Bureau. From 2019, he served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for one year.

From December 2020, he served as President of the National Korea Agricultural and Fisheries University for about one year and five months. During his tenure, he led the revision of the "Korea Agricultural and Fisheries University Establishment Act," allowing the school to include "University" in its name.

▲ Miryang, Gyeongnam (55) ▲ Seoul Chungam High School ▲ Yonsei University, Department of Economics ▲ Master’s in Economics, University of York, UK ▲ 34th Administrative Examination ▲ Head of Trade Cooperation Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Head of International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Agricultural Attach?, Korean Embassy to the EU ▲ Head of Distribution Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Head of Agricultural Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Director of International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Head of Yeongnam Regional Office, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency ▲ President of National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service ▲ Director of Rural Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲ President of Korea Agricultural and Fisheries University

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