| Office | Leader of the Motherland Party |
|---|---|
| Term start | 2 April 2005 |
| Term end | 26 October 2008 |
| Predecessor | Halil İbrahim Özsoy |
| Successor | Salih Uzun |
| Office 1 | Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey |
| Term start 1 | 14 March 2003 |
| Term end 1 | 15 February 2005 |
| Predecessor 1 | Position established |
| Successor 1 | Atilla Koç |
| Office 2 | Minister of National Education of Turkey |
| Term start 2 | 18 November 2002 |
| Term end 2 | 14 March 2003 |
| Predecessor 2 | Necdet Tekin |
| Successor 2 | Hüseyin Çelik |
| Office 3 | Minister of Tourism of Turkey |
| Term start 3 | 28 May 1999 |
| Term end 3 | 8 August 2001 |
| Predecessor 3 | Ahmet Tan |
| Successor 3 | Mustafa Rüştü Taşar |
| Birth date | May 1, 1963 (age 63) |
| Birth place | Yalvaç, Isparta, Turkey |
| Party | Motherland Party (1995-2002, 2005-2009) Justice and Development Party (2002-2005) Democrat Party (2009-present) |
Erkan Mumcu (born May 1, 1963) 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 was 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Turkish Grand National Assembly official website (in Turkish)
- Motherland party official website (in Turkish)