Mehmet Ali Şahin
| Mehmet Ali Şahin | |
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| 24th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 9 August 2009 – 28 June 2011 |
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| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Deputy |
Nevzat Pakdil Sadık Yakut Güldal Mumcu Meral Akşener |
| Preceded by | Köksal Toptan |
| Succeeded by | Cemil Çiçek |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 29 August 2007 – 1 May 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Fahri Kasırga |
| Succeeded by | Sadullah Ergin |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 18 November 2002 – 28 March 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül |
| Served with |
Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır Abdüllatif Şener |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Cumhur Ersümer |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Gül |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2015 |
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| Constituency | Karabük (Nov 2015) |
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In office 24 December 1995 – 7 June 2015 |
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| Constituency |
İstanbul (1995, 1999, 2002) Antalya (2007) Karabük (2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 September 1950 Ovacık, Turkey |
| Political party |
Welfare Party (1994-1998) Virtue Party (1998-2001) Justice and Development Party (2001-present) |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Mehmet Ali Şahin (born 16 September 1950) is a Turkish politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2009 to 2011.
He was a member of the parliament for three terms from Istanbul Province and from Antalya Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). He served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and as Minister of State responsible for sports.
Şahin is a lawyer and a graduate of Istanbul University faculty of law. Before entering parliament, he was involved in regional politics, serving as the mayor of Fatih district in Istanbul, with the Welfare Party, and later with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party.
On 5 August 2009, he was elected in a third round of voting as the 24th (27th, from the establishment) Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, succeeding his party colleague Köksal Toptan.
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