Abdüllatif Sener
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Abdüllatif Şener is a former Finance Minister in the 54th cabinet of the Turkish Government
and served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 58th and 59th cabinets of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
.
Şener was born in Gürün
, Sivas Province
in Turkey
. He graduated from the School of Political Sciences at Ankara University
. He earned his PhD
degree from Gazi University
in Ankara
. He lectured on finance at Gazi University and Hacettepe University
, before he served as a controller in the Department of Revenues within the Ministry of Finance.
Şener entered politics and was elected 1991 deputy of Sivas Province
from the Islamist Welfare Party
(RP). Following the ban of the Welfare Party in 1998, he became member of the newly established Virtue Party
(FP), which was also banned after three years in 2001. He was co-founder of the Justice and Development Party
(AKP) in 2001. He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
as deputy of Sivas Province
.
He did not run for a seat in the parliament in the 2007 general elections
again. After leaving the AK Party, he formed a new party; it was officially announced on 27 May 2009 and is called Turkey Party
(Türkiye Partisi).
Government
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and served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 58th and 59th cabinets of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
.
Şener was born in Gürün
Gürün
Gürün is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Aktaş .-External links:*...
, Sivas Province
Sivas Province
The Sivas Province is a province of Turkey. It located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He graduated from the School of Political Sciences at Ankara University
Ankara University
Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic....
. He earned his PhD
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degree from Gazi University
Gazi University
Gazi University is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.It was established in 1926 by Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute...
in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
. He lectured on finance at Gazi University and Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
, before he served as a controller in the Department of Revenues within the Ministry of Finance.
Şener entered politics and was elected 1991 deputy of Sivas Province
Sivas Province
The Sivas Province is a province of Turkey. It located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan...
from the Islamist Welfare Party
Welfare Party
The Welfare Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, Milli Nizam Partisi and Milli Selamet Partisi , which were banned from politics...
(RP). Following the ban of the Welfare Party in 1998, he became member of the newly established Virtue Party
Virtue Party
Virtue Party was an Islamist political party established in December 1998 in Turkey. It was found unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court and then banned in June 2001, for violating the secularist articles of the Constitution...
(FP), which was also banned after three years in 2001. He was co-founder of the Justice and Development Party
Justice and Development Party (Turkey)
The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
(AKP) in 2001. He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...
as deputy of Sivas Province
Sivas Province
The Sivas Province is a province of Turkey. It located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan...
.
He did not run for a seat in the parliament in the 2007 general elections
Turkish general election, 2007
Turkey's 16th general election was held on July 22, 2007 and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party...
again. After leaving the AK Party, he formed a new party; it was officially announced on 27 May 2009 and is called Turkey Party
Turkey Party
Turkey Party is a liberal conservative party in Turkey which founded on 25 May 2009 by Abdüllatif Şener. It has one seat in Turkish Grand National Assembly.-External links:*...
(Türkiye Partisi).