Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1 April 1967) is a Turkish politician who has been the 2nd and current vice president of Turkey since 2023. Previously, he served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.
Cevdet Yılmaz | |
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.jpg) Yılmaz in 2024 | |
| 2nd Vice President of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2023 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Fuat Oktay |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 28 August 2015 – 17 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Ali Babacan |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Şimşek |
| Minister of Development | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Cüneyd Düzyol |
| Succeeded by | Lütfi Elvan |
| In office 6 July 2011 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Müslüm Doğan |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 6 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 22 July 2007 – 14 May 2023 | |
| Constituency | Bingöl (2007, 2011, Nov 2015, 2018) Diyarbakır (June 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1967 Bingöl, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Education | Public administration |
| Alma mater | Middle East Technical University University of Denver Bilkent University |
| Cabinet | 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 67th |
Early life and career
editYilmaz was born in Şabanköy of Bingöl District into an ethnic Kurdish family.[1][2] After completing high school in Bingöl in 1983, Yılmaz graduated from the Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration with high honors in 1988.
In 1989, he started working at the State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı).
Yılmaz went to the United States between 1992 and 1994, and graduated from the International Relations Department at the University of Denver. At the Bilkent University's Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yılmaz received a doctorate. In 2003, Yılmaz was appointed for the Directorate General of EU Relations.
In the elections of 2007, Yılmaz was elected as deputy of Bingöl. On 1 May 2009 he was appointed as the State Minister in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. On 6 July 2011 Yılmaz became Minister of Development in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. On 3 June 2023 he was appointed Vice President of Turkey.
References
edit- ^ "Cevdet Yılmaz kimdir, aslen nereli, kökeni Kürt mü? Cevdet Yılmaz eşi Tülay Yılmaz kimdir?". IstanbulGazetesi.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Gözlü, Ali Haydar (5 June 2023). "Cevdet Yılmaz'ın yakınları: Kabinede 4 Kürdün görev alması önemli". Rudaw.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links
edit- (in Turkish) Ministry of Development official web site
- (in Turkish) Minister of Development official web site
- (in Turkish) Bakanı Biography of Cevdet Yılmaz at the website of AK Party