Hikmet Çetin

Hikmet Çetin
Hikmet Çetin
	Çetin in 2011
1st NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan
	In office; 9 November 2003 – 24 August 2006
Succeeded by	Daan W. Everts
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
	In office; 16 October 1997 – 18 April 1999
President	Süleyman Demirel
Preceded by	Mustafa Kalemli
Succeeded by	Yıldırım Akbulut
Leader of the Republican People's Party
	In office; 18 February 1995 – 9 September 1995
Preceded by	Deniz Baykal
Succeeded by	Deniz Baykal
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
	In office; 27 March 1995 – 5 October 1995
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller
Preceded by	Murat Karayalçın
Succeeded by	Deniz Baykal
	In office; 3 October 1978 – 12 November 1979 Serving with Orhan Eyüboğlu; and Faruk Sükan
Prime Minister	Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Turhan Feyzioğlu
Succeeded by	Turgut Özal
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 21 November 1991 – 27 July 1994
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel
Preceded by	Safa Giray
Succeeded by	Mümtaz Soysal
Member of the Grand National Assembly
	In office; 29 November 1987 – 18 April 1999
Constituency	Gaziantep (1991, 1995); Diyarbakır (1987)
	In office; 5 June 1977 – 12 September 1980
Constituency	İstanbul (1977)
Personal details
Born	10 August 1937; Lice, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey
Political party	Party for Change (since 2020)
Other political; affiliations	Republican People's Party (1955–1980; 1995–2020); SHP (1983–1995)
Spouse	İnci Cetin
Children	2
Alma mater	Ankara University
Profession	Economist

Hikmet Çetin (born 10 August 1937) is a Turkish retired politician of Kurdish origin. He held various national posts during his career, including Foreign Affairs Minister (1991–1994) and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly (1997–1999). In November 2003, he was appointed as NATO's inaugural Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.

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