Hikmet Çetin
| Hikmet Çetin | |
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| NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan | |
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In office 19 November 2003 – 24 August 2006 |
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| Succeeded by |
 Daan W. Everts |
| 20th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 16 October 1997 – 18 April 1999 |
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| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Kalemli |
| Succeeded by | Yıldırım Akbulut |
| Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
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In office 18 February 1995 – 9 September 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Deniz Baykal |
| Succeeded by | Deniz Baykal |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 27 March 1995 – 5 October 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Murat Karayalçın |
| Succeeded by | Deniz Baykal |
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In office 5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
| Served with |
Orhan Eyüboğlu Faruk Sükan |
| Preceded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Turgut Özal |
| 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 21 November 1991 – 27 July 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | Safa Giray |
| Succeeded by | Mümtaz Soysal |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 29 November 1987 – 18 April 1999 |
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| Constituency |
Gaziantep (1991, 1995) Diyarbakır (1987) |
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In office 5 June 1977 – 12 September 1980 |
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| Constituency | İstanbul (1977) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 (age 79–80) Lice, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Other political affiliations |
Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Hikmet Çetin (born 1937 in Lice, Diyarbakır Province) is a Turkish politician former minister of foreign affairs and was leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) for a short time. He served also as the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
He was born in Lice, a town in the southeastern Diyarbakır Province. After completing primary school in his hometown and high school in Ankara, he graduated in 1960 with a B.A. degree in Economics and Finance from Ankara University, School of Political Sciences.
After completing his education, Hikmet Çetin joined the State Planning Organization (Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı, DPT). Shortly after, he was sent abroad and also to the United States, where he received his M.A. in "Economics of development" from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. In 1968, he did research work on "Planning models" at the Stanford University, California, USA. After returning home, he completed his military service in 1970 and worked as the head of Economics Planning Department at the DPT until 1977. During this time, he was a part-time lecturer at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
Hikmet Çetin stepped into politics in the 1977 general elections as deputy of Istanbul from the Republican People's Party (CHP). Between 1978 and 1979, he served as Minister of State and later as Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of the Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit. Following the 1980 military coup that banned the existing political parties, Hikmet Çetin became an advisor in planning to the Government of Yemen.
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