İsmet Yılmaz
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İsmet Yılmaz (born 10 December 1961) is a Turkish politician who was a member of the Grand National Assembly from 2011 to 2023.
Quick Facts MP, Parliamentary Leader of the Justice and Development Party ...
İsmet Yılmaz | |
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Parliamentary Leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
In office 17 November 2021 – 2 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Naci Bostancı |
Succeeded by | Abdullah Güler |
Minister of National Education | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
Preceded by | Nabi Avcı |
Succeeded by | Ziya Selçuk |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Vecdi Gönül |
Succeeded by | Fikri Işık |
In office 6 July 2011 – 29 August 2014 | |
Preceded by | Vecdi Gönül |
Succeeded by | Vecdi Gönül |
26th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 1 July 2015 – 17 November 2015 | |
President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Deputy | Naci Bostancı Şafak Pavey Koray Aydın Yurdusev Özsökmenler |
Preceded by | Cemil Çiçek |
Succeeded by | İsmail Kahraman |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 12 June 2011 – 2 June 2023 | |
Constituency | Sivas (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
Minister of Transport and Communication | |
In office 8 May 2007 – 29 August 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Binali Yıldırım |
Succeeded by | Binali Yıldırım |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-12-10) 10 December 1961 (age 62) Gürün, Sivas Province, Turkey |
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Education | Haydarpaşa High School |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Mechanical engineer, law consultant, civil servant, politician |
Cabinet | 59th, 61st, 62nd, 64th, 65th |
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Previously he was Minister of National Defense and Minister of National Education. Yılmaz also briefly served as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a law consultant and mechanical engineer.