Yıldırım Akbulut

Yıldırım Akbulut
20th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 9 November 1989 – 23 June 1991
President	Turgut Özal
Deputy	Ali Bozer (1989-90)
Preceded by	Turgut Özal
Succeeded by	Mesut Yılmaz
15th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office 20 May 1999 – 30 September 2000
President	Süleyman Demirel, Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Preceded by	Hikmet Çetin
Succeeded by	Ömer İzgi
In office 24 December 1987 – 9 November 1989
President	Kenan Evren
Preceded by	Necmettin Karaduman
Succeeded by	İsmet Kaya Erdem
Leader of the Motherland Party
In office 16 November 1989 – 15 June 1991
Preceded by	Turgut Özal
Succeeded by	Mesut Yılmaz
Interior Minister of Turkey
In office 26 October 1984 – 26 September 1987
Prime Minister	Turgut Özal
Preceded by	Ali Tanrıyar
Succeeded by	Ahmet Selçuk
Personal details
Born	(1935-11-15) 15 November 1935 Erzincan, Turkey
Political party	ANAP
Spouse	Saime Akbulut
Education	Law
Alma mater	Istanbul University
Profession	Politician

Yıldırım Akbulut (Turkish pronunciation: [jɯɫdɯˈɾɯm akbuˈɫut]; born 15 November 1935, in Erzincan) is a Turkish politician, who was a leader of the Anavatan Partisi (Motherland Party), a former Prime Minister of Turkey and twice the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Biography

He was born in Erzincan, Turkey as the son of a postman. After finishing the high school, Yıldırım Akbulut was educated in Law at Istanbul University. Following his graduation, he worked as a free-lance lawyer.

Entered politics, Akbulut was elected to the parliament from Erzincan province. He served as Minister of Interior in the cabinet of Turgut Özal. He was then elected Speaker of the Parliament serving between December 24, 1987 and November 9, 1989.

After the election of Turgut Özal as the President of Turkey, Akbulut became Prime Minister from November 9, 1989 forming the 47th government of Turkey. On June 15, 1991 he lost Anavatan Party primaries to Mesut Yilmaz, ending his tenure in office. In 1992, with the order of Ozal, Akbulut resigned from the party, however, he returned shortly afterwards.

On May 20, 1999, Yıldırım Akbulut was elected for the second time Speaker of the Grand National Assembly that lasted until September 30, 2000.

Personal life

He is married and has three children.

References

• Akbulut, Yildirim International Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006.