Recai Kutan
Recai Kutan | |
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Kutan in 2009 | |
Leader of the Felicity Party | |
In office 20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003 | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Necmettin Erbakan |
In office 8 April 2006 – 26 October 2008 Acting: 30 January 2006 – 26 October 2008 | |
Preceded by | Necmettin Erbakan |
Succeeded by | Numan Kurtulmuş |
Leader of the Virtue Party | |
In office 17 December 1997 – 22 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Party abolished |
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Necmettin Erbakan |
Preceded by | Hüsnü Doğan |
Succeeded by | Cumhur Ersümer |
Minister of Construction and Settlement | |
In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978 | |
Preceded by | Erol Tuncer |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Karaaslan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1930-04-05) April 5, 1930 (age 94) Darende, Malatya, Turkey |
Mehmet Recai Kutan (born 1930) is a Turkish politician and the former leader of Felicity Party (SP).
Biography
Kutan graduated from ITU obtaining a degree in civil engineering in 1952. Until 1973, he worked as an engineer in various projects including the GAP. His political career started 1973 in MSP and after 1983 he served in Welfare Party. He was minister of energy in 1996 in a coalition led by Refah Party.
At the 3rd party congress held on 26 October 2008 in Ankara, he did not run for his re-election as the leader of the SP, and was succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş in the post.[1] He is a member of the İsmailağa, a Turkish sufistic community of the Naqshbandi tariqah.
References
- ^ "Saadet Partisi Genel Başkanlığına, Numan Kurtulmuş seçildi" (in Turkish). Nethaber. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- Biography (in Turkish)
External links
- Media related to Recai Kutan at Wikimedia Commons
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Minister of Public Works and Housing of Turkey 1977–1978 | Succeeded by Ahmet Karaaslan |
Preceded by Hüsnü Doğan | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey 1996–1997 | Succeeded by |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by İsmail Alptekin | Leader of the Virtue Party (FP) 1998–2001 | Succeeded by banned |
Preceded by newly founded | Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) 20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) 9 April 2006 – 26 October 2008 | Succeeded by |
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- Necmettin Erbakan
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- Numan Kurtulmuş
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- Mustafa Kamalak
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