Yorgancıoğlu cabinet was the government of Northern Cyprus between 2 September 2013 and 16 July 2015. It was formed after the 2013 parliamentary election, with the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) as the senior partner and the Democratic Party (DP) as the junior partner.
Yorgancıoğlu cabinet Yorgancıoğlu Hükümeti | |
|---|---|
 25th Cabinet of Northern Cyprus | |
| 2 September 2013 – 16 July 2015 | |
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| Date formed | 2 September 2013 |
| Date dissolved | 16 July 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Derviş Eroğlu (until April 2015) Mustafa Akıncı (after April 2015) |
| Head of government | Özkan Yorgancıoğlu |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Democratic Party (DP) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | National Unity Party |
| Opposition leader | Hüseyin Özgürgün |
| History | |
| Election | 28 July 2013 |
| Legislature term | 14th |
| Predecessor | Siber |
| Successor | Kalyoncu |
Composition
editThe initial composition of the cabinet was as seen below:[1]
| Office | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Özkan Yorgancıoğlu | CTP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports | Serdar Denktaş | DP | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Özdil Nami | CTP | |
| Ministry of Finance | Zeren Mungan | CTP | |
| Ministry of Interior | Teberrüken Ulucay | CTP | |
| Ministry of Labor and Social Security | Aziz Gürpınar | CTP | |
| Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Energy | Önder Sennaroğlu | CTP | |
| Minister of Health | Ahmet Gülle | CTP | |
| Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources | Hamit Bakırcı | DP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Mustafa Arabacıoğlu | DP | |
| Ministry of Transport and Public Works | Ahmet Kaşif | DP | |
Arabacıoğlu, the Minister of National Education, resigned on 23 September 2014, citing a lack of system, and according to Kıbrıs Postası, problems with transferring teachers to schools and students to colleges.[2] On 8 October 2014, the Central Administrative Board of the DP convened and decided to remove Kaşif and Bakırcı from their posts as well. Özdemir Berova became the new Minister of National Education, Hasan Taçoy the new Minister of Transport and Public Works and Hakan Dinçyürek the new Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.[3]
References
edit- ^ "YENİ KABİNEYİ TANIYALIM" (in Turkish). Yeni Düzen. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Eğitim Bakanı Mustafa Arabacıoğlu Bakanlık'tan istifa etti..." (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Kaşif ve Bakırcı görevden alındı, yeni bakanlar atandı!" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.