Tansu Çiller
Turkish politician, who has been the first female prime minister of the country
Tansu Çiller (born 24 May 1946) is a Turkish economist and politician. She was the 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996.
Tansu Çiller | |
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 Çiller in Brussels (1994) | |
| 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996 | |
| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Deputy | Murat Karayalçın Hikmet Çetin Deniz Baykal |
| Preceded by | Süleyman Demirel |
| Succeeded by | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Necmettin Erbakan |
| Preceded by | Nahit Menteşe |
| Succeeded by | İsmet Sezgin |
| 36th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Necmettin Erbakan |
| Preceded by | Emre Gönensay |
| Succeeded by | İsmail Cem |
| Minister of State (Responsible for Economy) | |
| In office 21 November 1991 – 25 June 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1946 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | True Path Party |
| Spouse(s) | Özer Uçuran Çiller |
| Alma mater | University of New Hampshire University of Connecticut Yale University |
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Çiller is Turkey's first and only female prime minister. She was the leader of the True Path Party. She was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1997.[1]
References
change- ↑ Arat, Yeşim (1998) "A women prime minister in Turkey: did it matter?" Women & Politics, 19(4): 1-22; Jensen, Jane (2008) Women political leaders: breaking the highest glass ceiling New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 41-2, 131; Skard, Torild (2014) "Tansu Çiller" in Women of power - Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0, pp. 392-3