Recep Akdağ
Turkish physician and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Recep Akdağ (born 8 May 1960) is a Turkish physician and politician who is a member of the Justice and Development Party. He was one of the last Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey from 19 July 2017 from 9 July 2018, and served as Minister of Health from 2016 to 2017, and from 2002 to 2013.
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Recep Akdağ | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
In office 19 July 2017 – 9 July 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
Serving with | Mehmet Şimşek Bekir Bozdağ Hakan Çavuşoğlu Fikri Işık |
Preceded by | Nurettin Canikli |
Succeeded by | office abolished |
Minister of Health | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
Preceded by | Mehmet Müezzinoğlu |
Succeeded by | Ahmet Demircan |
In office 18 November 2002 – 24 January 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | Osman Durmuş |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Müezzinoğlu |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
Constituency | Erzurum (Nov 2015, 2018) |
In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Erzurum (2002, 2007, 2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 63) Erzurum, Turkey |
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Education | Medicine |
Alma mater | Atatürk University King's College London |
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