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Erkan Mumcu
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
In office
14 March 2003 – 15 February 2005
Succeeded byAtilla Koç
Minister of National Education of Turkey
In office
18 November 2002 – 14 March 2003
Preceded byNecdet Tekin
Succeeded byHüseyin Çelik
Minister of Tourism of Turkey
In office
28 May 1999 – 8 August 2001
Preceded byAhmet Tan
Succeeded byMustafa Rüştü Taşar
Personal details
Born (1963-05-01) May 1, 1963 (age 60)
Yalvaç, Isparta, Turkey

Erkan Mumcu (b. May 1, 1963 Isparta, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and the sixth leader of the Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP).

Biography

Mumcu was born in the western Anatolian town of Yalvaç in Isparta Province. His father was Süleyman and his mother Cemile. He graduated from the Istanbul University's Faculty of Law.

He entered politics in 1995 as deputy of Isparta from the Motherland Party. In 1997–1998, Erkan Mumcu served as secretary general and in 1998–1999, he was vice president of the party. He became a member in the coalition government of Bülent Ecevit as Minister for Tourism serving from May 28, 1999 to August 8, 2001.

He joined the Justice and Development Party and was reelected from Isparta in the 2002 elections into the parliament. In the cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Gül, he was first the Minister of National Education and then the Minister of Culture and Tourism.[1]

After a dispute with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he resigned on February 15, 2005, and joined the Motherland Party again. Erkan Mumcu was elected 6th president of ANAP at the extraordinary party congress on April 2, 2005. On October 25, 2008, Mumcu resigned the leadership of the Motherland Party.

He is married and father of two children.

References

  1. ^ Aysel, Ilker; Yorulmaz, Yilmaz Ilker; Kaya, Caglar (5 January 2018). Talks on Education, Art, and Philosophy. Vernon Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-62273-362-0.

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Political offices Preceded byHüseyin ÇelikGüldal Akşit Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey March 14, 2003–February 15, 2005 Succeeded byAtilla Koç Preceded byNecdet Tekin Minister of Education of Turkey November 19, 2002–March 17, 2003 Succeeded byHüseyin Çelik Preceded byAhmet Tan Minister of Tourism of Turkey May 28, 1999–August 8, 2001 Succeeded byMustafa Taşar Party political offices Preceded byNesrin Nas Leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP) April 2, 2005–October 26, 2008 Succeeded bySalih Uzun


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