Prime Minister of Turkey (1947-2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party from 1991 to 2002.
Mesut Yılmaz | |
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Yılmaz in Brussels (1996) | |
| 21st Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999 | |
| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Necmettin Erbakan |
| Succeeded by | Bülent Ecevit |
| In office 6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996 | |
| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Tansu Çiller |
| Succeeded by | Necmettin Erbakan |
| In office 23 June 1991 – 20 November 1991 | |
| President | Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Yıldırım Akbulut |
| Succeeded by | Süleyman Demirel |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 13 July 2000 – 18 November 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Served with | Devlet Bahçeli Hüsamettin Özkan Şükrü Sina Gürel |
| Preceded by | Cumhur Ersümer |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Ali Şahin |
| Leader of the Motherland Party | |
| In office 15 June 1991 – 4 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Yıldırım Akbulut |
| Succeeded by | Ali Talip Özdemir |
| 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 December 1987 – 20 February 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal Yıldırım Akbulut |
| Preceded by | Vahit Melih Halefoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ali Bozer |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
| In office 17 October 1986 – 21 December 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Tınaz Titiz |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| In office 13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Celal Güzel |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 22 July 2007 – 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Rize (2007) |
| In office 24 November 1983 – 3 November 2002 | |
| Constituency | Rize (1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1947 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 30 October 2020 (aged 72) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Motherland Party |
| Spouse(s) | Berna Yılmaz |
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Three times, he was the Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two terms lasted just months (in 1991 and 1996), while the third ran from June 1997 to January 1999.[1]
Yılmaz died on 30 October 2020 from lung cancer at a hospital in Istanbul at the age of 72.[2]
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