| Abdüllatif Şener | |
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| Leader of the Turkey Party | |
| In office May 25, 2009 – present (2 years, 279 days) |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office November 18, 2002 – August 29, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Devlet Bahçeli Şükrü Sina Gürel Mesut Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | Cemil Çiçek Hayati Yazıcı Nazım Ekren |
| Minister of Finance of Turkey | |
| In office June 28, 1996 – June 30, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Lütfullah Kayalar |
| Succeeded by | Zekeriya Temizel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 57–58) Gürün, Sivas Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Turkey Party (TP) (2007-present) Justice and Development Party (AKP) (2001-2007) Virtue Party (FP) (1998-2001) Welfare Party (RP) (1991-1998) |
| Alma mater | Ankara University, Gazi University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Finance, academic |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdüllatif Şener (born 1954) is a former Finance Minister in the 54th cabinet of the Turkish Government and served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 58th and 59th cabinets of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Şener was born in Gürün, Sivas Province in Turkey. He graduated from the School of Political Sciences at Ankara University. He earned his PhD degree from Gazi University in Ankara. He lectured on finance at Gazi University and Hacettepe University, before he served as a controller in the Department of Revenues within the Ministry of Finance.
Şener entered politics and was elected 1991 deputy of Sivas Province from the Islamist Welfare Party (RP). Following the ban of the Welfare Party in 1998, he became member of the newly established Virtue Party (FP), which was also banned after three years in 2001. He was co-founder of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as deputy of Sivas Province.
He did not run for a seat in the parliament in the 2007 general elections again. After leaving the AK Party, he formed a new party; it was officially announced on 27 May 2009 and is called Turkey Party (Türkiye Partisi).[1]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Newly Founded |
Leader of the Turkey Party May 25, 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lütfullah Kayalar |
Minister of Finance of Turkey June 28, 1996–June 30, 1997 |
Succeeded by Zekeriya Temizel |
| Preceded by Devlet Bahçeli Şükrü Sina Gürel Mesut Yılmaz |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Nov 18, 2002–Agu 29, 2007 |
Succeeded by Cemil Çiçek Hayati Yazıcı Nazım Ekren |
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