Lee Dong-phil is a South Korean politician who, as of April 2014, serves as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
March 1971 – February 1974: Graduated from Daegeon High SchoolMarch 1974 – February 1978: Bachelor's Degree in Livestock Management, Yeungnam UniversityMarch 1979 – August 1981: Master's Degree in Economics, Seoul National UniversityJanuary 1988 – December 1991: Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, United StatesMarch 2013–present: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsOctober 2011 – March 2013: President of the Korea Rural Economic InstituteJune 1980 – March 2013: Korea Rural Economic InstituteAugust 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 CommitteeJune 2008 – December 2009: Subcommittee member of the Special Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural PoliciesOctober 2008 – July 2011: Member of the Presidential Committee on Regional Development, Regional Development Expert CommitteeOctober 2011 – January 2013: Member of the Commission on Regional Development of Rural Areas and Life Quality Enhancement for Farmers and FishermenNovember 2011 – January 2013: Member of the Central Agricultural, Fisheries, Rural and Food Industries Policy CouncilApril 1999: Civil Merit MedalJuly 2011: Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal 