Bülent Arınç
Bülent Arınç (Turkish pronunciation: [byˈlænt aˈɾɯntʃ]; born 25 May, 1948) is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001.
Bülent Arınç | |
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Arınç in 2010 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Serving with | Cemil Çiçek (2009-11) Ali Babacan (2009-15) Beşir Atalay (2011-14) Bekir Bozdağ (2011-13) Emrullah İşler (2013-14) Numan Kurtulmuş (2014-15) Yalçın Akdoğan (2014-15) |
| Preceded by | Hayati Yazıcı |
| Succeeded by | Tuğrul Türkeş |
| 22nd Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 19 November 2002 – 22 July 2007 | |
| President | Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| Deputy | İsmail Alptekin Nevzat Pakdil Sadık Yakut Yılmaz Ateş |
| Preceded by | Ömer İzgi |
| Succeeded by | Köksal Toptan |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 8 January 1996 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Manisa (1995, 1999, 2002, 2007) Bursa (2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1948 Bursa, Turkey |
| Political party | Welfare Party (Before 1997) Virtue Party (1997–2001) Justice and Development Party (2001–) |
| Spouse | Münevver Arınç |
| Children | Mehmet Fatih Ayşenur Mücahit |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Signature | |
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