Hüseyin Özgürgün
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Hüseyin Özgürgün
|image=Hüseyin Özgürgün and Mehmet Harmancı.jpg
|office = Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus
|president = Mustafa Akıncı
|term_start = 16 April 2016
|term_end = 2 February 2018
|predecessor = Ömer Kalyoncu
|successor = Tufan Erhürman
|president1 = Mehmet Ali Talat
|term_start1 = 23 April 2010
|term_end1 = 17 May 2010
Acting
|predecessor1 = Derviş Eroğlu
|successor1 = İrsen Küçük
|predecessor2 = İrsen Küçük
|successor2 =Ersin Tatar
|term_start2 = 31 August 2013
|term_end2 = 30 October 2018
|predecessor3 = Derviş Eroğlu
|successor3 = Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
|term_start3 = 11 February 2006
|term_end3 = 16 December 2006
|office6 = Member of the Assembly of Republic
|term_start6 = 6 December 1998
|constituency6 = Lefkoşa (1998,
2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018)
|birth_date = 1964 (age 56–57)
|birth_place = Nicosia, Cyprus
|residence = North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Independent
|alma_mater = Ankara University
|spouse =
|children = 2
}}
Hüseyin Özgürgün Karakaşlı (born December 31 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot politician and a former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. He is the currently not aligned with a political party. He was formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[1] From 23 April to 17 May 2010 he was also Acting Prime Minister.[2][3] Moreover, he was prime minister of Northern Cyprus from 16 April 2016 to 2 February 2018.
Early life[edit]
Özgürgün was born in 1965 in Nicosia, where he completed his education up to high school. He then studied political science in Ankara University and graduated in 1988. He was a prolific sportsman, representing Northern Cyprus in basketball, football, volleyball, table tennis and athletics and later serving as a sports administrator. He served as the chairman of Çetinkaya Türk S.K. and led it to a championship. He later worked as an administrator in private businesses.[4]
Political career[edit]
Özgürgün was first elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 1998 parliamentary election, representing Lefkoşa District for the UBP.[4] He was later re-elected to the same position in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2013.
References[edit]
- ^ https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:F6JZcU6WXqMJ:ap.ohchr.org/documents/E/HRC/c_gov/A_HRC_16_G_14.pdf+H%C3%BCseyin+%C3%96zg%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjhp_qTwQSYltzMvs6vE86m8RXGBymp_SZZP0nvdVX0XvOvOljhupd-JW_AGEZR2-vSJdBI8N2UT3ie-fzrv0jJyOT-jBP3EgfZlnQfvxuqC_SP4qybxbx8XWRJ4qTwPB8JYG27&sig=AHIEtbT5GmBEGR_Qgpdhk1nGeWxZsOds4Q
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b "UBP'nin yeni Genel Başkanı Özgürgün oldu". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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