Mr. Qu Dongyu
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Mr. Qu Dongyu took office on 1 August 2019 as Director-General of FAO. Before coming to FAO, he served as China’s Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, where one of his achievements was to promote inclusive and innovative development and make sure information and communication technologies (ICT) were available in rural areas. He was also Vice Governor of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. His professional career, dedicated to ensuring that the world is fed, includes periods in central and local government and leading research institutes.