Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [mevlyt ˈtʃavuʃˌoːɫu]; born 5 February 1968) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who is currently a member of the Grand National Assembly. He also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey from August 2014 to August 2015,[1] and again from 24 November 2015 to 6 June 2023.
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 24 November 2015 – 4 June 2023 | |
President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
Preceded by | Feridun Sinirlioğlu |
Succeeded by | Hakan Fidan |
In office 29 August 2014 – 28 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Succeeded by | Feridun Sinirlioğlu |
Minister of European Union Affairs | |
In office 25 December 2013 – 29 August 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Egemen Bağış |
Succeeded by | Volkan Bozkır |
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union | |
In office 25 December 2013 – 29 August 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Egemen Bağış |
Succeeded by | Volkan Bozkır |
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | |
In office 25 January 2010 – 25 January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Lluís Maria de Puig |
Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Mignon |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
Constituency | Antalya (2023) |
In office 1 November 2015 – 10 July 2018 | |
Constituency | Antalya (Nov 2015, 2018) |
In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Antalya (2002, 2007, 2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-02-05) 5 February 1968 (age 56) Alanya, Turkey |
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Spouse | Hülya Çavuşoğlu |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Ankara University (BA) Long Island University (MA) |
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First elected to Parliament in the 2002 general election, he is a founding member of the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP).[2][3] He was the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2010 to 2012. He previously served in the same position from August 2014 to August 2015.