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Erdal Inönü

Erdal Inönü
Erdal İnönü (cropped).jpg
Prime Minister of Turkey
Acting
In office
16 May 1993 – 25 June 1993
President Süleyman Demirel
Preceded by Süleyman Demirel
Succeeded by Tansu Çiller
32nd Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 March 1995 – 6 October 1995
Prime Minister Tansu Çiller
Preceded by Murat Karayalçın
Succeeded by Ali Coşkun Kırca
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
20 November 1991 – 12 September 1993
Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel
Preceded by Ekrem Pakdemirli
Succeeded by Murat Karayalçın
Leader of the Social Democratic Populist Party
In office
30 May 1986 – 12 September 1993
Preceded by Aydın Güven Gürkan
Succeeded by Murat Karayalçın
Leader of the Social Democracy Party
In office
18 December 1983 – 3 November 1985
Preceded by Cezmi Kartay
Succeeded by Position abolished
In office
26 May 1983 – 23 June 1983
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Cezmi Kartay
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
28 September 1986 – 24 December 1995
Constituency İzmir (1986, 1987, 1991)
Personal details
Born (1926-06-06)6 June 1926
Ankara, Turkey
Died 31 October 2007(2007-10-31) (aged 81)
Houston, Texas, United States
Nationality Turkish
Political party Social Democracy Party (SODEP), Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)
Alma mater Ankara University, California Institute of Technology
Profession Physicist, politician

Erdal İnönü (6 June 1926 – 31 October 2007) was a Turkish theoretical physicist and politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Turkey between 16 May and 25 June 1993. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 1991 to 1993 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from March to October 1995. He served as the leader of the Social Democracy Party (SODEP) from 1983 to 1985 and later the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) from 1986 to 1993. He was the son of the 2nd President of Turkey, İsmet İnönü.

İnönü initially founded the SODEP in 1983 with the intention of contesting the 1983 general election. However, the National Security Council that had been established following the 1980 military coup banned İnönü from standing for office. Standing down as chairman in order to be replaced by a politician that could seek office, İnönü was succeeded by Cezmi Kartay. However, SODEP was banned completely from contesting the election, resulting in İnönü taking over as leader for a second time shortly after. His party contested the 1984 local elections and came second with 23.4% of the vote. SODEP merged with the People's Party in 1985 and İnönü became the leader of the new Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) in 1986. In the 1986 parliamentary by-elections, the SHP came third with 22.7% of the vote and İnönü was elected as a Member of Parliament for İzmir. He was the only successful SHP candidate.


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