Qu Dongyu
Qu Dongyu is a Chinese diplomat who took up office as the ninth Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on 1 August 2019. He is the first Chinese national to head the Organization. Qu won the nomination on the first round of voting at the 41st FAO Conference on 23 June 2019, obtaining 108 of the 191 votes cast by the 194 member countries. He is married, with one daughter.
Some of the key events about Qu Dongyu
- 1983Graduated from Hunan Agricultural University with a Bachelor's degree in Horticultural Science
- 1986Obtained a Master's degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1996Earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands
- 2001Appointed as Vice Governor of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, becoming one of China's youngest provincial-level officials
- 2011Became Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China
- 2011Faced criticism for promoting genetically modified crops in China despite public concerns
- 2015Elected as Vice Chair of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- 2015Oversaw controversial agricultural policies that some argued favored large-scale industrial farming over small farmers
- 2016Appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture in China
- 2019Elected as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
- 2019Elected as FAO Director-General amid allegations of vote-buying and pressure tactics by China
- 2020Launched the Hand-in-Hand Initiative to accelerate agricultural transformation and sustainable rural development
- 2020Criticized for perceived slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on global food security
- 2021Initiated the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- 2021Faced accusations of downplaying China's role in the spread of African swine fever
- 2022Criticized for not strongly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on global food supplies
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