Şükrü Sina Gürel Explained

Şükrü Sina Gürel
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
Primeminister:Bülent Ecevit
Term Start:9 July 2002
Term End:18 November 2002
1Blankname:Served with
1Namedata:Mesut Yılmaz
Devlet Bahçeli
Predecessor:Hüsamettin Özkan
Successor:Mehmet Ali Şahin
Office1:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Primeminister1:Bülent Ecevit
Term Start1:12 July 2002
Term End1:18 November 2002
Predecessor1:İsmail Cem
Successor1:Abdullah Gül
Office2:Minister of State responsible for Customs
Term Start2:11 January 1999
Term End2:28 May 1999
Primeminister2:Bülent Ecevit
Predecessor2:Rifat Serdaroğlu
Successor2:Mehmet Keçeciler
Office3:Member of the Grand National Assembly
Term Start3:24 December 1995
Term End3:3 November 2002
Constituency3:İzmir (II) (1995, 1999)
Birth Date:1 January 1950
Birth Place:İzmir Turkey
Nationality:Turkish
Party:Democratic Left (1991-2007)Republican People's Party (2007-2022)Victory Party (2022-present)
Alma Mater:Ankara University

Şükrü Sina Gürel (born 1 January 1950) is a Turkish diplomat and political figure who served as the nation's foreign minister in mid-2002.

Biography

A native of İzmir and a member of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), Gürel represented his country at the Council of Europe from 22 April 1996 to 26 January 1998. He became foreign minister following the resignation of his predecessor, İsmail Cem on 10 July 2002. Later in the year he ceded the office to Yaşar Yakış. Gürel returned to active politics by joining the Victory Party on 19 April 2022.[1]

He is director of foreign affairs at Victory Party's board.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ümit Özdağ'ın toplantısında açıklandı: Şükrü Sina Gürel Zafer Partisi'ne katıldı . 2022-04-19 . www.cumhuriyet.com.tr . tr.
  2. Web site: Başkanlık Divanı . Zafer Partisi Resmi İnternet Sitesi . 3 March 2022 . tr . 6 September 2023.