Volkan Bozkır

Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish politician. He was the Minister of European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016.

Volkan Bozkır MP
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 15 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
Incumbent
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(s)	Nazlı Bozkır
Children	2
Alma mater	Ankara University

He served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2020 to 2021.^[1][2]

References

1. "Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly". UN News. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
2. "ELECTION OF THE 75TH PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY". General Assembly of the United Nations. Retrieved 2020-06-18.