Kalyoncu cabinet
Kalyoncu cabinet is the current government of Northern Cyprus, sworn in on 16 July 2015, consisting of 10 ministers formed by a coalition of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and National Unity Party (UBP), under prime minister Ömer Kalyoncu from the CTP. The two parties shared the ministries equally, and formed a government for the first time. All ministers from the UBP are MPs, while the CTP initially had three from outside the parliament.[1]
Composition
The initial composition of the cabinet was as seen below:[1]
| Office | Name | Period | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ömer Kalyoncu | 16 July 2015– | CTP | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Emine Çolak | 16 July 2015– | CTP | |
| Ministry of Finance | Hasan Başoğlu | 16 July –19 October 2015 | CTP | |
| Ministry of Interior and Labor | Aziz Gürpınar | 16 July –19 October 2015 | CTP | |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food | Önder Sennaroğlu | 16 July –19 October 2015 | CTP | |
| Minister of Health | Salih İzbul | 16 July 2015– | CTP | |
| Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce | Sunat Atun | 16 July 2015– | UBP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Kemal Dürüst | 16 July 2015– | UBP | |
| Ministry of Transport | Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu | 16 July 2015– | UBP | |
| Ministry of Tourism | Faiz Sucuoğlu | 16 July 2015– | UBP | |
| Ministry of Public Works, Environment and Culture | Kutlu Evren | 16 July 2015– | UBP | |
On 19 October 2015, the cabinet was changed as three of the ministers from the CTP were replaced. Hasan Başoğlu, the Minister of Finance, was replaced by Birikim Özgür. According to Kalyoncu, this was due to Başoğlu's request for removal from his post because of his health problems. Önder Sennaroğlu, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food was replaced by Erkut Şahali and Aziz Gürpınar, the Minister of Interior and Labor by Asım Akansoy. Kalyoncu gave the reason for these replacements as "making the cabinet younger".[2]
References
- 1 2 "Kıbrıs Türk siyasi tarihinde bir ilk: CTP - UBP Koalisyonu" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "‘GENÇLEŞTİRME’" (in Turkish). Yeni Düzen. Retrieved 20 December 2015.