Kemal Unakıtan
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Kemal Unakıtan (born February 14, 1946 in Edirne, Turkey) was the Minister of Finance of Turkey from November 2002 to May 2009 and a Member of Parliament for Istanbul of the Justice and Development Party.
He was formerly a board member of the Family Finance Group.
In his time as minister of finance he has presided over a number of situations primarily the Treasury's need to raise funds (!) in a time when Turkey has a large national debt and is failing to collect taxes to cover it. Unakıtan has therefore
- sold forestry land to raise funds for the treasury
- raised fuel duties and other indirect taxation plus
- extra duties and payments such as his "permanent earthquake fund"
On March 7, 2008, Unakıtan received the Finance Minister of the Year Award from the business magazine The Banker.[1]
Books
- Nedim Şener (2005), Fırsatlar Ülkesinde Bir Kemal Abi (A Kemal Abi in A Land of Opportunities)
References
- ↑ "Finance Minister of the Year: Kemal Unakitan". The Banker. 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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| Preceded by Sümer Oral |
Minister of Finance of Turkey Nov 19, 2002–May 1, 2009 |
Succeeded by Mehmet Şimşek |
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