Hüsamettin Özkan

Hüsamettin Özkan
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 11 January 1999 – 8 July 2002
Prime Minister	Bülent Ecevit
Served with	Mesut Yılmaz Devlet Bahçeli Hikmet Uluğbay
Preceded by	İsmet Sezgin
Succeeded by	Şükrü Sina Gürel
Minister of State
In office 30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999
Prime Minister	Mesut Yılmaz
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 20 October 1991 – 3 November 2002
Constituency	İstanbul (II) (1991, 1995, 1999)
Personal details
Born	1950 Develi, Kayseri, Turkey
Nationality	Turkey
Political party	Democratic Left (1991-2002) New Turkey Party (2002-04)
Alma mater	Marmara University
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Islam

Hüsamettin Özkan (born: 1950) is a former Turkish politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 1999 and 2002 in the 56th and 57th governments led by Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit. He was a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) from 1991 to 2002. He was also a Minister of State during the coalition government led by Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yılmaz between 1997 and 1999.

Of Circassian decent, Özkan was the youngest of seven children and was born in 1950 in the district of Develi, Kayseri. He was educated at Pertevniyal High School and graduated from Galatasaray School of Economics and Management (now Marmara University. In 1968, he was a contestant in the Golden Lantern Dance Competition along with Tülin Aktan and came first. His brother, Necdet Özkan, was elected as the Mayor of İstanbul's Bayrampaşa district, after which he took over most of his family trade business.

Özkan joined the DSP in 1991 and became a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's second electoral district in the 1991 general election. He was perceived to be close to the party's leader Bülent Ecevit.

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