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| Nazım Ekren | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office August 28, 2007 – May 1, 2009Serving with Cemil Çiçek and Hayati Yazıcı | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Abdüllatif Şener, Abdullah Gül, Mehmet Ali Şahin |
| Succeeded by | Ali Babacan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-12-04) December 4, 1956 (age 68) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Education | Economics |
| Alma mater | Bursa Academy of Economics and Finance, Uludağ University |
| Profession | Academician, politician |
Nazım Ekren (born December 4, 1956, in Istanbul) is a Turkish academic and politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey responsible for economic affairs from 2007 until 2009.
Political career
He was appointed to his position in August 2007, succeeding Abdüllatif Şener. Ekren is a former professor of banking and international finance.
Ekren graduated in economics from the Bursa Academy of Economics and Finance (Iktisadi ve Ticari Ilimler Akdemisi), and then received a Master's degree and PhD from Uludağ University in Bursa, going on to a career as an academic in the field of economics at Marmara University in Istanbul.
Ekren was a founding member of Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was elected to the parliament in 2007 as deputy of Istanbul Province.
Nazım Ekren was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for coordinating economic affairs and for the management of:
- State Planning Organization (Turkey) (DPT)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (DİE)
- Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) for regional development.
Ekren was also responsible for relations with:
- the state-owned banks: Ziraat Bank, Halkbank, Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası, and Financial Markets Board (SPK).
- Board of Banking Control and Inspection
- Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)
References
- Kirton, John J. (15 April 2016). G20 Governance for a Globalized World. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-317-13111-3.
External links
- Grand National Assembly official website (in Turkish)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byAbdüllatif Şener Abdullah Gül Mehmet Ali Şahin |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey August 28, 2007–May 1, 2009 With: Cemil Çiçek and Hayati Yazıcı |
Succeeded byAli Babacan |
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