Volkan Bozkır
President of The United Nations General Assembly for the 75th session / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2020 to 2021. He served as Minister for European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016 and previously held the same office from August 2014 to August 2015. He concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union during the same time.
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Volkan Bozkır | |
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President of the 75th UN General Assembly | |
In office 16 September 2020 – 14 September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tijjani Muhammad-Bande |
Succeeded by | Abdulla Shahid |
Minister of European Union Affairs | |
In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Deputy | Ali Şahin |
Preceded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
Succeeded by | Ömer Çelik |
In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Deputy | Alaattin Büyükkaya |
Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
Succeeded by | Ali Haydar Konca |
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
Succeeded by | Beril Dedeoğlu |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
Constituency | İstanbul (II) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
Permanent Representative of Turkey to the European Union | |
In office 15 December 2005 – 21 October 2009 | |
President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül |
Preceded by | Oğuz Demiralp |
Succeeded by | Selim Kuneralp |
Ambassador of Turkey to Romania | |
In office 23 August 1996 – 17 August 2000 | |
President | Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
Preceded by | Yaman Başkut |
Succeeded by | Ömer Zeytinoğlu |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-11-22) 22 November 1950 (age 73) Ankara, Turkey |
Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
Spouse | Nazlı Bozkır |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Ankara University |
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He was elected as the president of The United Nations General Assembly on 17 June 2020 for the 75th session,[1][2] becoming the first-ever Turkish diplomat to hold this position.