Cevdet Yılmaz
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Cevdet Yılmaz MP |
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| Minister of Development | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Cüneyd Düzyol |
| Succeeded by | Lütfi Elvan |
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In office 6 July 2011 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Müslüm Doğan |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 28 August 2015 – 17 November 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Serving with |
Yalçın Akdoğan Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş |
| Preceded by | Ali Babacan |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Şimşek |
| Minister of State | |
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In office 1 May 2009 – 6 July 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 22 July 2007 |
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| Constituency |
Bingöl (2007, 2011, Nov 2015) Diyarbakır (June 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1967 Bingöl, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Education | Public administration |
| Alma mater |
Middle East Technical University University of Denver Bilkent University |
| Cabinet | 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th |
| Religion | Islam |
Cevdet Yılmaz (born April 1, 1967) is a Turkish politician who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.
After completing high school in Bingöl in 1983, Yılmaz graduated from the Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration with honors in 1988. In 1989, he started working at the State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı).
Yılmaz went to the United States between 1992 and 1994, and graduated from the International Relations Department at the University of Denver. At the Bilkent University's Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yılmaz received a doctorate. In 2003, Yılmaz was appointed for the Directorate General of EU Relations.
In the elections of 2007, Yılmaz was elected as deputy of Bingöl. On May 1, 2009 he was appointed as the State Minister in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. On July 6, 2011, Yılmaz became Minister of Development in the third cabinet of Erdoğan.
He is of Zaza descent.
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