Abdüllatif Şener
| Abdüllatif Şener | |
|---|---|
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| Leader of the Turkey Party | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 27 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Founded |
| Succeeded by | Closed |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 29 August 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Devlet Bahçeli Şükrü Sina Gürel Mesut Yılmaz |
| Succeeded by | Cemil Çiçek Hayati Yazıcı Nazım Ekren |
| Minister of Finance of Turkey | |
| In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Necmettin Erbakan |
| Preceded by | Lütfullah Kayalar |
| Succeeded by | Zekeriya Temizel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 60–61) Gürün, Sivas Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish (Karachay) |
| Political party | Turkey Party (TP) (2009-2012) 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 a 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]
Şener announced that the Turkey Party was officially closed on 27 August 2012 due to difficulties to maintain the political goals outside the parliament.[2]
In an interview with Halk TV,[3] Şener strongly condemned the AK Party's handling of the 2013 protests in Turkey.
References
- ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11726712.asp?scr=1
- ↑ "Türkiye Partisi kapandı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ Video on YouTube
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Newly Founded |
Leader of the Turkey Party 25 May 2009–27 August 2012 |
Succeeded by Closed |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lütfullah Kayalar |
Minister of Finance of Turkey 28 June 1996–30 June 1997 |
Succeeded by Zekeriya Temizel |
| Preceded by Devlet Bahçeli Şükrü Sina Gürel Mesut Yılmaz |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 18 Nov 2002–Agu 29, 2007 |
Succeeded by Cemil Çiçek Hayati Yazıcı Nazım Ekren |
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