47th government of Turkey

The 47th government of Turkey (9 November 1989 – 23 June 1991) governed Turkey and was led by Yıldırım Akbulut of Motherland Party (ANAP).

Background

On 31 October 1989, Turgut Özal, the previous prime minister, was elected as the president of Turkey.^[1] According to the constitution, he left the office of prime minister. After a short period during which Ali Bozer was the acting president, Turgut Özal appointed Yıldırım Akbulut to be the new prime minister.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title^[2]^[3]	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Yıldırım Akbulut	ANAP
Deputy Prime Minister	Ali Bozer	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990
Minister of State
	Kamran İnan	ANAP
	Güneş Taner	ANAP
	Cemil Çiçek	ANAP
	Işın Çelebi	ANAP
	Mehmet keçeciler	ANAP
	Hüsnü Doğan	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 28 October 1990
	Mehmet Yazar	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 1 March 1991
	Vehbi Dinçerler	ANAP
	Mustafa Taşar	ANAP
	Kemal Akkaya	ANAP
	Hüsamettin Örüç	ANAP
	İbrahim Özdemir	ANAP
	İsmet Özarslan	ANAP
	Ercüment Konukman	ANAP
Ministry of Justice	Oltan Sungurlu	ANAP
Ministry of National Defense	Safa Giray Güneş Taner (placeholder) Hüsnü Doğan Mehmet Yazar	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 19 October 1990 19 October 1990 – 28 October 1990 28 October 1990 – 22 February 1991 1 March 1991 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of the Interior	Abdülkadir Aksu	ANAP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Mesut Yılmaz Ali Bozer Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990 21 February 1990 – 12 October 1990 13 October 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of Finance	Ekrem Pakdemirli Adnan Kahveci	ANAP	9 November 1989 – 29 March 1990 29 March 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of National Education	Avni Akyol	ANAP
Ministry of Public Works	Cengiz Altınkaya	ANAP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Halil Şıngın	ANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village Affairs	Lütfullah Kayalar	ANAP
Ministry of Transport	Cengiz Tuncer	ANAP
Ministry of Labour and Social Security	İmren Aykut	ANAP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Şükrü Yürür	ANAP
Ministry Tourism	İlhan Aküzüm	ANAP
Ministry Culture	Namık Kemal Zeybek	AMAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Fahrettin Kurt Togay Gemalmaz	ANAP	21 December 1987 – 30 April 1991 30 April 1991 – 23 June 1991

Aftermath

During the congress of the Motherland Party on 15 June 1991, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party, and consequently, Yıldırım Akbulut resigned as prime minister.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998
^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Official page of the parliament

Preceded by 46th government of Turkey (Turgut Özal)	47th Government of Turkey 9 November 1989 – 23 June 1991	Succeeded by 48th government of Turkey (Mesut Yılmaz)