Vahit Kirişci (born 4 December 1960) is a Turkish politician. He served as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 4 March 2022 to 4 June 2023.[1] He was elected as Member of Parliament from Kahramanmaraş for the Justice and Development Party in the 2023 elections.
Vahit Kirişci | |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 4 March 2022 – 4 June 2023 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Bekir Pakdemirli |
| Succeeded by | İbrahim Yumaklı |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
| Constituency | Kahramanmaraş (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1960 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Çukurova University, Cranfield University |
Career
editHe graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of Çukurova University. He completed his doctorate at the Cranfield University in England. He worked as part of the technical staff in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. He gave lectures as a lecturer at Çukurova University. He became associate professor in 1995 and professor in 2001. He published 55 articles, books, commission reports and papers,16 of which were in foreign languages. He worked as a manager in many non-governmental organizations. He is a 22nd and 23rd term Member of Parliament from Adana. In the 22nd term, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Turkey EU Joint Parliamentary Commission and as Chairman of the Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He was re-elected as the chairman of the same commission in the 23rd Term.[2]
He was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry upon the resignation of Bekir Pakdemirli on 4 March 2022.[3]
He was succeeded by İbrahim Yumaklı on 4 June 2023, after he was elected as Member of Parliament in the parliamentary election held on 14 May.[4]
Private life
editHe is married and has three children.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Tarım Bakanı Bekir Pakdemirli istifa etti, yerine Vahit Kirişçi atandı" (in Turkish). Dünya Gazetesi. 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişçi Takes Over". RayHaber | RaillyNews. 2022-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Turkey's Erdogan appoints Vahit Kirisci as Agriculture and Forestry Minister". Reuters. 2022-03-03. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Tarım ve Orman Bakanı İbrahim Yumaklı, görevi Vahit Kirişci'den devraldı". T24 (in Turkish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.