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Mehmet Hilmi Güler (b. 1946, Ordu, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and metallurgical engineer. He was the Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Turkey in 2002-2009.
Biography
He graduated from the Department of Metallurgy at the Middle East Technical University and worked as a project engineer and group chairman at TUSAŞ Aerospace Industries (TAİ). He went on to an academic career as deputy chairman of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). He served as the general director of the Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) and Etibank. He was a founding member of the currently ruling AKP.
Political career
As energy minister as well as the day-to-day running of this important department dealing with Turkey's gas, electricity requirements he has had to deal with a number of issues including:
- Privatisation of Turkey's energy sector
- Enquiries into the corruption allegations against the previous (ANAP)government concerning the deal it made to purchase natural gas from Russia, the Blue Stream agreement.
- Negotiating other natural gas purchases with countries including Iran.
- Plans, sponsored by Güler, to build three nuclear power stations in Turkey.
- Continued oil exploration and investment in hydro-electric power.
- A strategy for the mining of boron, of which Turkey is the world's largest producer
He is married with two children.
References
- Official Website of Hilmi Güler - hilmiguler.com.tr
- Who is who database - Biography of Mehmet Hilmi Güler (Turkish)
Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Gül (2002–2003) Deputy Prime Ministers Mehmet Ali Şahin • Abdüllatif Şener • Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır
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 Second cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2007–2011) Deputy Prime Ministers Cemil Çiçek (2007–2011)
Hayati Yazıcı (2007–2009) • Bülent Arınç (2009–2011)
Nazım Ekren (2007–2009) • Ali Babacan (2009–2011)Minister of State Mehmet Aydın (2007–2011)
Kürşad Tüzmen (2007-2009) • Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (2009–2011)
Nimet Çubukçu (2007–2009) • Selma Aliye Kavaf (2009–2011)
Cevdet Yılmaz (2009–2011)
Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu (2007–2009) • Faruk Çelik (2009–2011)
Murat Başesgioğlu (2007–2009) • Faruk Nafız Özak (2009–2011)
Egemen Bağış (2009–2011)
Hayati Yazıcı (2009–2011)Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin (2007–2009) • Sadullah Ergin (2009–2011)Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (2007–2011)Minister of the Interior Beşir Atalay (2007–2011)Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan (2007–2009) • Ahmet Davutoğlu (since 2009–2011)Minister of Finance Kemal Unakıtan (2007–2009) • Mehmet Şimşek (2009–2011)Minister of National Education Hüseyin Çelik (2007–2009) • Nimet Çubukçu (2009–2011)Minister of Public Works and Settlement Faruk Nafız Özak (2007-2009) • Mustafa Demir (2009–2011)Minister of Health Recep Akdağ (2007–2011)Minister of Transport and Communication Binali Yıldırım (2007–2011)Minister of Agriculture Mehmet Mehdi Eker (2007–2011)Minister of Labour and Social Security Faruk Çelik (2007–2009) • Ömer Dinçer (2009–2011)Minister of Industry and Commerce Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (2007–2009) • Nihat Ergün (2009–2011)Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler (2007–2009) • Taner Yıldız (2009–2011)Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay (2007–2011)Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroğlu (2007–2011)Categories:- Living people
- 1946 births
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Government ministers of Turkey
- Turkish politician stubs
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