Minister of European Union Affairs (Turkey)
Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey | |
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Avrupa Birliği Bakanı | |
Ministry of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator | |
Appointer | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as President of Turkey |
Term length | No term limit |
Inaugural holder | Egemen Bağış |
Formation | June 29, 2011 |
Abolished | July 9, 2018 |
Website | Ministry of European Union Affairs |
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The Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey was the government minister responsible for Turkey's membership negotiations with the European Union and was a member of the Cabinet of Turkey, leading the Ministry of European Union Affairs. The position was formed on 29 June 2011 after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a third term in the 2011 general election. The Minister concurrently served as the chief negotiator during accession talks with the EU. After the office became defunct in 2018, it was replaced by the Directorate for EU Affairs, a sub-unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
History
The ministry was established after the governing Justice and Development Party won a third term in the general election of 2011, in time for the 61st government of Turkey. Previously, European Union negotiations were handled by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
List of Ministers of European Union Affairs
Between 2011-2018, six Ministers were responsible for this department.
# | Image | Minister | Term start | Term end | Party | Government |
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29 June 2011 |
25 December 2013 |
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25 December 2013 |
29 August 2014 |
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29 August 2014 |
28 August 2015 |
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28 August 2015 |
22 September 2015 |
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22 September 2015 |
17 November 2015 |
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24 November 2015 |
24 May 2016 |
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style="width:1px; background: Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color" | 6 |
24 May 2016 |
9 July 2018 |
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
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