47th government of Turkey

Yıldırım Akbulut

The 47th government of Turkey (9 November 1989 – 23 June 1991) governed Turkey and was led by Yıldırım Akbulut of Motherland Party (ANAP).

Background

On 31 October 1989, Turgut Özal, the previous prime minister, was elected as the president of Turkey.[1] According to the constitution, he left the office of prime minister. After a short period during which Ali Bozer was the acting president, Turgut Özal appointed Yıldırım Akbulut to be the new prime minister.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title[2][3] Name Party Notes
Prime Minister Yıldırım Akbulut ANAP
Deputy Prime Minister Ali Bozer ANAP 9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990
Minister of State
Kamran İnan ANAP
Güneş Taner ANAP
Cemil Çiçek ANAP
Işın Çelebi ANAP
Mehmet keçeciler ANAP
Hüsnü Doğan ANAP 9 November 1989 – 28 October 1990
Mehmet Yazar ANAP 9 November 1989 – 1 March 1991
Vehbi Dinçerler ANAP
Mustafa Taşar ANAP
Kemal Akkaya ANAP
Hüsamettin Örüç ANAP
İbrahim Özdemir ANAP
İsmet Özarslan ANAP
Ercüment Konukman ANAP
Ministry of Justice Oltan Sungurlu ANAP
Ministry of National Defense Safa Giray
Güneş Taner (placeholder)
Hüsnü Doğan
Mehmet Yazar		 ANAP 9 November 1989 – 19 October 1990
19 October 1990 – 28 October 1990
28 October 1990 – 22 February 1991
1 March 1991 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of the Interior Abdülkadir Aksu ANAP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mesut Yılmaz
Ali Bozer
Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin		 ANAP 9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990
21 February 1990 – 12 October 1990
13 October 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of Finance Ekrem Pakdemirli
Adnan Kahveci		 ANAP 9 November 1989 – 29 March 1990
29 March 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of National Education Avni Akyol ANAP
Ministry of Public Works Cengiz Altınkaya ANAP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Halil Şıngın ANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village Affairs Lütfullah Kayalar ANAP
Ministry of Transport Cengiz Tuncer ANAP
Ministry of Labour and Social Security İmren Aykut ANAP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Şükrü Yürür ANAP
Ministry Tourism İlhan Aküzüm ANAP
Ministry Culture Namık Kemal Zeybek AMAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Fahrettin Kurt
Togay Gemalmaz		 ANAP 21 December 1987 – 30 April 1991
30 April 1991 – 23 June 1991

Aftermath

During the congress of the Motherland Party on 15 June 1991, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party, and consequently, Yıldırım Akbulut resigned as prime minister.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998
  2. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official page of the parliament
Preceded by 47th Government of Turkey
9 November 1989 – 23 June 1991 		Succeeded by