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Vedat Bilgin
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Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
21 April 2021 – 4 June 2023
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byZehra Zümrüt Selçuk
Succeeded byVedat Işıkhan
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 June 2015
ConstituencyAnkara (II) (June 2015, Nov 2015)
Personal details
Born (1954-09-22) 22 September 1954 (age 70)
Bayburt, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party
Alma materHacettepe University
ProfessionSociologist, academic, bureaucrat, writer, politician
Cabinet66th

Vedat Bilgin (born 22 September 1954) is a Turkish sociologist, academic, bureaucrat, writer and former Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security.

Academic life

Born in Aydıntepe, Bayburt on September 22, 1954, Vedat Bilgin completed his primary and secondary education in the same city. He entered Hacettepe University's Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences in 1974.[1] After completing his undergraduate education, he did postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University. He published the Genç Arkadaş Magazine for the first time while he was a university student. In 1982, he passed the assistantship exam and went to Selçuk University. He also worked at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Gazi University. During his time here, he also functioned as a lecturer. In 1995, he did post-doctoral work at University of York in England.[2]

After being advisor to the prime minister in 2000 he became the general manager of Turkish State Railways. In 2003, he left this position and returned to his job at the university. He was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan in 2006.[3]

Bilgin continued his academic life as the Head of Labor Economics Department at Gazi University from 2011 to 2015. He also served as the advisor to prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 2014 and 2015.[4]

Political career

Vedat Bilgin entered the parliament as the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ankara deputy in the June 2015 Turkish general election after resigning from his duty as the chief advisor to MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli; he was re-elected as the AK Party Ankara second regional deputy in the November 2015 Turkish general election. He is also a member of the parliaments Human Rights Investigation Commission.[5]

In 2021 Bilgin became the Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Turkey announces new trade, family, labour ministers". Turkey announces new trade, family, labour ministers. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. ^ "Turkey replaces trade minister, forms two new ministries – Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Who is Vedat Bilgin Appointed as the Minister of Labor and Social Security?". raillynews.com. 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey : Vedat BİLGİN". www.tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Turkey replaces trade minister -Official Gazette". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Social Security
21 April 2021 – 4 June 2023 		Succeeded by
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