The Leader of the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Genel Başkanı) is the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey. Özgür Özel has been the leader since 8 November 2023, succeeding Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[1]
Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
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Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Genel Başkanı | |
since 8 November 2023 | |
Member of | Party Congress Central Management Board Party Convention |
Appointer | Party Convention |
Term length | Two years, renewable |
Formation | 9 September 1923 |
First holder | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Deputy | Deputy Leader |
The CHP leader is elected by a majority vote during a convention of the CHP. According to the regulations of the CHP, the CHP leader is the head of all party organizations except disciplinary ones.[2]
List
editNo. | Name
(Born–Died) |
Portrait | Term in Office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938) |
9 September 1923 | 10 November 1938 | |
2 | İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973) |
26 December 1938 | 8 May 1972 | |
3 | Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006) |
14 May 1972 | 30 October 1980 | |
Party closed down following the 12 September 1980 coup d'état | ||||
4 | Deniz Baykal
(1938–2023) |
9 September 1992 | 18 February 1995 | |
5 | Hikmet Çetin
(1937–) |
18 February 1995 | 9 September 1995 | |
(4) | Deniz Baykal
(1938–2023) |
9 September 1995 | 23 May 1999 | |
6 | Altan Öymen
(1932–) |
23 May 1999 | 30 September 2000 | |
(4) | Deniz Baykal
(1938–2023) |
30 September 2000 | 10 May 2010 | |
7 | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
(1948–) |
22 May 2010 | 5 November 2023 | |
8 | Özgür Özel
(1974–) |
5 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Timeline
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ozgur Ozel becomes new leader of Türkiye's main opposition CHP party". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Tüzük" [Regulations] (PDF). Republican People's Party. Retrieved 22 September 2024.