The 20th government of Turkey (9 March 1951 – 17 May 1954) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Menderes government.
Background
Democrat Party (DP) had won the elections held on 14 May 1950, but prime minister Adnan Menderes resigned on 8 March 1951 in order to renew his cabinet. There were three new names in the new cabinet.
The government
In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
| Title | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Samet Ağaoğlu | 9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 |
| Minister of State | ||
| Fethi Çelikbaş | 8 April 1953 – 28 May 1953 | |
| Refik Şevket İnce Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Muammer Alakant Celal Yardımcı |
9 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 18 June 1951 – 2 December 1951 1 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 | |
| Ministry of Justice | Rüknettin Nasuhioğlu Osman Şevki Çiçekdağ |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Hulusi Köymen Seyfi Kurtbek Kenan Yılmaz |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 1 November 1953 1 November 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of the Interior | Halil Özyörük Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Etem Menderes |
9 March 1951 – 20 October 1951 2 December 1951 – 7 April 1952 1 August 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fuat Köprülü | |
| Ministry of Finance | Hasan Polatkan | |
| Ministry of National Education | Tevfik İleri Rıfkı Salim Burçak |
9 March 1951 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Kemal Zeytinoğlu | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Ekrem Hayri Üstündağ | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Rıfkı Salim Burçak Nuri Özsan Sıtkı Yırcalı Emin Kalafat |
9 March 1951 – 26 October 1951 26 October 1951 – 2 December 1951 2 December 1951 – 18 September 1952 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Transport | Seyfi Kurtbek Yümnü Üresin |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Establishments | Hakkı Gedik Sıtkı Yırcalı |
9 March 1951 – 14 December 1951 18 September 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Muhlis Ata Enver Güreli Fethi Çelikbaş |
9 March 1951 – 1 November 1952 1 November 1952 – 27 May 1953 28 May 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Nedim Ökmen | |
| Ministry of Labour | Nuri Özsan Samet Ağaoğlu Hayrettin Erkmen |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
Aftermath
The government ended with the general elections held on 2 May 1954.
References
- Metin Toker: DP nin Altın Yılları, Ankara , 1991, ISBN 975-494-175-0, p. 112
- Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Official page of the parliament
| Preceded by19th government of Turkey (Adnan Menderes) |
20th Government of Turkey 9 March 1951 – 17 May 1954 |
Succeeded by21st government of Turkey (Adnan Menderes) |
 Cabinets of Turkey | |
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| 1920–1923 | |
| 1923–1960 | |
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| 1980–2018 | |
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