Compiled from the following sources:
People's Daily Online
XINHUA Online (China View)
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Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/24/2019
Career Data Updated: 6/24/2019
Qu Dongyu 屈冬玉
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Director, United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Born: 1963
Birthplace: Hunan Province, Yongzhou City
Biography
Qu Dongyu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. He was born in 1963, graduated from Hunan Agricultural College in 1983 with a Bachelor Degree, from graduate school of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science with a Master Degree, a Doctorate Degree from Holland in 1996, and joined the CPC in 1986. Since 2001 until May 2011, he was Vice President of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science. From 2011 to 2015 he was Vice-Chairman of Autonomous Region People's Government, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In 2015 he became Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2019 he was elected Director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Career Data
| 2019— | Director, United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | |
| 2015— | Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | |
| 2011—2015 | Vice-Chairman, Autonomous Region People's Government Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region | |
| 2008—2011 | Assistant Chairman, Autonomous Region People's Government Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (adjunct) | |
| 2001—2011 | Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | |
| 2000—2001 | Director, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Vegetable and Flowers | |
| 1997—2000 | Deputy Director, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Vegetable and Flowers | |
| 1988—1993 | Researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Vegetable and Flowers | |
| 1983—1986 | Student, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School | |
| 1979—1983 | Student, Hunan Agricultural University, Horticulture Department Hunan Province, Changsha City |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 23 Jun 19 | Travelled to Italy, Rome Qu Dongyu elected as new Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
