This is a chronological list of the deputy prime ministers of Northern Cyprus. A new number is allocated to each new deputy prime minister.
List of deputy prime ministers of Northern Cyprus (1975–present)
editDeputy prime ministers of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (1975–1983)
editThis list gives all deputy prime ministers after the founding of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, which was intended as an autonomous part of Cyprus, but was rejected by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Name | Term of office | Political party at the time of appointment | Other ministerial offices | ||
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Vedat Çelik | 5 July 1976 | 7 July 1977 | National Unity Party | Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs |
Deputy prime ministers of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983–present)
editThis list gives all deputy prime ministers after Northern Cyprus' unilateral declaration of independence in 1983, which followed after the refusal of the government of the Republic of Cyprus to recognize the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.
Name | Term of office | Political party and position at the time of appointment | Other ministerial offices | |||
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Özker Özgür | 1 January 1994 | 11 December 1995 | Leader of the Republican Turkish Party | Minister of State | ||
Mehmet Ali Talat | 11 December 1995 | 16 August 1996 | Leader of the Republican Turkish Party | Minister of State | ||
Serdar Denktaş | 16 August 1996 | 30 December 1998 | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of State Minister of Labour and Settlement (acting) | ||
Mustafa Akıncı | 30 December 1998 | 8 June 2001 | Leader of the Communal Liberation Party | Minister of Tourism | ||
Salih Coşar | 8 June 2001 | 28 February 2003 | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of State Responsible for Economy | ||
Serdar Denktaş | 28 February 2003 | 13 July 2004 | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of State Responsible for Tourism | ||
Serdar Denktaş | 13 July 2004 | 25 September 2006 | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs Prime Minister (acting) | ||
Turgay Avcı | 25 September 2006 | 5 May 2009 | Leader of the Freedom and Reform Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
Office not in use | 5 May 2009 – 30 August 2013 | — | ||||
Serdar Denktaş | 30 August 2013 | 22 May 2015 | Leader of the Democratic Party-National Forces | Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister of National Education (acting) | ||
Hasan Taçoy (acting) | 22 May 2015 | 29 May 2015 | Secretary General of the Democratic Party-National Forces | Minister of Transport and Public Works Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sport (acting) | ||
Menteş Gündüz | 29 May 2015 | 16 July 2015 | Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Party-National Forces | Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sport | ||
Office not in use | 16 July 2015 – 16 April 2016 | — | ||||
Serdar Denktaş | 16 April 2016 | 2 February 2018 | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of Finance Minister of National Education and Culture (acting) | ||
Kudret Özersay | 2 February 2018 | 9 December 2020 | Leader of the People's Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
Erhan Arıklı | 9 December 2020 | 5 November 2021 | Leader of the Rebirth Party | Minister of Economy and Energy | ||
Office not in use | 5 November 2021 – 8 November 2021 | — | ||||
Fikri Ataoğlu | 8 November 2021 | Present | Leader of the Democratic Party | Minister of Tourism and Environment |