Lütfi Elvan
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Lütfi Elvan MP |
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| Minister of Development | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Cevdet Yılmaz |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Served with |
Yalçın Akdoğan Mehmet Şimşek Tuğrul Türkeş Numan Kurtulmuş |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Veysi Kaynak |
| Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication | |
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In office 26 December 2013 – 7 March 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Binali Yıldırım |
| Succeeded by | Feridun Bilgin |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 22 July 2007 |
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| Constituency |
Karaman (2007, 2011) Antalya (June 2015) Mersin (Nov 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 March 1962 Ermenek, Karaman Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Politician, engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
Lütfi Elvan (born 12 March 1962) is a Turkish mining engineer, politician and a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, in office since 24 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication from 2013 to 2015. He has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Karaman from 2007 to June 2015, for Antalya from June to November 2015 and for Mersin since November 2015. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Lütfi Elvan was born to A. Nuri Elvan and his wife Samiye at Ermenek town in Karaman Province on 12 March 1962.
He studied mining engineering at Istanbul Technical University graduating in 1983. Elvan received a schlorship from the state-owned mining company Etibank for further study abroad. He continued his education earning a Master's degree in the fields of mining engineering and operations research with a thesis on "Determination of Optimal Production Systems in short-term Mining Production Planning" at University of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1986. In 1995, he received another Master's degree in economics at University of Delaware, USA.
Elvan is married and has two children.
Elvan began his professional career in 1987 as an engineer working in the operations research department at Etibank. There, he was instrumental in implementing computer-aided mining applications.
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