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Mehmet Vecdi Gönül Minister of National Defence of Turkey In office
18 November 2002 – 6 July 2011Prime Minister Abdullah Gül
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPreceded by Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu Succeeded by İsmet Yılmaz Governor of Izmir In office
10 February 1984 – 11 January 1988Preceded by Hüseyin Öğütçen Succeeded by Nevzat Ayaz Governor of Ankara In office
15 December 1979 – 27 October 1980Preceded by Tekin Alp Succeeded by Mustafa Gönül Personal details Born 29 November 1939
Erzincan, TurkeyNationality Turkish Political party AK Party Spouse(s) Sevgi Gönül Alma mater Ankara University, University of Southern California Religion Islam Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (pronounced [vedʒdi ˈɟønyl]; born 29 November 1939 in Erzincan) is Minister of Defence of Turkey and Member of Parliament for Kocaeli.[1]
Biography
Gönül's father, Saffet, was a teacher in Military high schools. His mother's name was Lütfiye. He graduated in political science from Ankara University in 1960 and returned to Erzincan as a civil servant. He completed a master's degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California and then returned to a career in public administration in Turkey, eventually becoming security chief and then governor of Kocaeli, Ankara (during the 1980 Turkish coup d'état) and Istanbul provinces. In the mid-80s he was governor of Izmir where he is remembered for a large project of road-building and the construction of Adnan Menderes Airport. Gönül eventually became president of the Public Spending Authority (Sayıştay), the country's highest authority on public finance.[1]
Gönül was elected to the Turkish parliament for Kocaeli on 18 April 1999, and was part of the vanguard of the incumbent AKP. When Tayyip Erdoğan was barred from entering parliament, he became a candidate for party leadership, and later a candidate for the presidency.
He became Minister of National Defence on 19 November 2002,[1] serving at this post until 6 July 2011.
Vecdi Gönül is married and has 3 children]. He speaks English[2][3] and Arabic.
References
- ^ a b c Biography, Turkish Ministry of Defence.
- ^ Biyografi.net (Turkish)
- ^ Turkish Grand National Assembly bio (Turkish)
Political offices Preceded by
Sabahattin ÇakmakoğluMinister of National Defence of Turkey
November 18, 2002 - July 6, 2011Succeeded by
İsmet YılmazMinisters of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey Fevzi Çakmak • Refet Bele • Kâzım Özalp • Fethi Okyar • Recep Peker • Abdülhalik Renda • Zekai Apaydın • Kâzım Özalp • Ahmet Naci Tınaz • Saffet Arıkan • Ali Rıza Artunkal • Cemil Cahit Toydemir • Münir Birsel • Hasan Saka (acting) • Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır • Refik Şevket İnce • Ahmet Hulusi Köymen • Seyfi Kurtbek • Kenan Yılmaz • Ethem Menderes • Mehmet Fuad Köprülü (acting) • Adnan Menderes (acting) • Hasan Şemi Ergin • Ethem Menderes • Cemal Gürsel • Fahrettin Özdilek • Hüseyin Ataman • Muzaffer Alankuş • İlhami Sancar • Hasan Dinçer • Mustafa Hazım Dağlı • Ahmet Topaloğlu • Ferit Melen • Mehmet İzmen • İlhami Sancar • Hasan Esat Işık • İlhami Sancar • Ferit Melen • Hasan Esat Işık • Sadettin Bilgiç • Cihat Bilgehan (acting) • Turhan Kapanlı • Hasan Esat Işık • Neşet Akmandor • Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu • Haluk Bayülken • Zeki Yavuztürk • Ercan Vuralhan • Safa Giray • Güneş Taner (acting) • Hüsnü Doğan • Mehmet Yazar • Barlas Doğu • Nevzat Ayaz • Mehmet Gölhan • Vefa Tanır • Oltan Sungurlu • Turhan Tayan • İsmet Sezgin • Hikmet Sami Türk • Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu • Vecdi Gönül • İsmet Yılmaz
Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Gül (2002–2003) Deputy Prime Ministers Minister of State Minister of Justice Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi GönülMinister of the Interior Abdülkadir AksuMinister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Finance Minister of National Education Minister of Public Works and Settlement Zeki ErgezenMinister of Health Minister of Transport and Communication Minister of Agriculture Sami GüçlüMinister of Labour and Social Security Minister of Industry and Commerce Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi GülerMinister of Culture Minister of Tourism Güldal AkşitMinister of Environment İmdat SütlüoğluMinister of Forestry First cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2003–2007) Deputy Prime Ministers Minister of State Ali Babacan (2003–2007)
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Beşir Atalay (2003–2007)Minister of Justice Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (2003–2007)Minister of the Interior Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Finance Minister of National Education Minister of Public Works and Settlement Minister of Health Minister of Transport and Communication Minister of Agriculture Minister of Labour and Social Security Minister of Industry and Commerce Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler (2003–2007)Minister of Culture and Tourism Minister of Environment and Forestry Categories:- Living people
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