Levent Gök Explained

Levent Gök
Office:Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Term Start:12 July 2018
Term End:18 June 2020
Predecessor:Yaşar Tüzün
Successor:Haydar Akar
1Blankname:Speaker
1Namedata:Binali Yıldırım
2Blankname:Serving with
2Namedata:Mustafa Şentop
Mithat Sancar
Celal Adan
Office1:Deputy Parliamentary group leader of the Republican People's Party
Term Start1:22 August 2014
Term End1:8 July 2018
Leader1:Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Predecessor1:Muharrem İnce
Successor1:Engin Özkoç
1Blankname1:Serving with
1Namedata1:Akif Hamzaçebi
Özgür Özel
Engin Altay
Office2:Member of the Grand National Assembly
Term Start2:12 June 2011
Constituency2:Ankara (I) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Birth Date:24 October 1959
Birth Place:Balıkesir, Turkey
Nationality: Turkey
Party:Republican People's Party
Alma Mater:Ankara University, Law School
Education:Law
Term End2:3 June 2023

Levent Gök (born 24 October 1959) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who currently serves as one of the three parliamentary group leaders for his party since 22 August 2014. He succeeded Muharrem İnce, who resigned to contest the 18th CHP Extraordinary Convention as a leadership candidate. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ankara's first electoral district since the 2011 general election.

Early life and career

Levent Gök was born in Balıkesir on 24 October 1959 and graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. Becoming a freelance lawyer, he was an executive board member of the Human Rights Association and also served as a delegate for the Turkish Bars Association. He is married with two children and can speak English at a fluent level.[1]

Political career

Member of Parliament

Having served as the President of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Ankara Provincial Branch, Gök was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Ankara's first electoral district in the 2011 general election. He was re-elected in June 2015 and November 2015.[2]

Party Council and group leader

In 2012, Gök was elected to the CHP Party Council, but resigned on 22 August 2014 after being elected as one of the party's parliamentary group leaders. He was elected after Muharrem İnce, a former group leader, resigned in order to run against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the 18th CHP Extraordinary Convention. He was re-elected to the position in the 25th and 26th Parliaments in June and November 2015 respectively, serving alongside Özgür Özel and Engin Altay.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: levent gök LEVENT GÖK levent gok LEVENT GOK levent gok biyografisi biyografi.
  2. Web site: ANKARA 1. BÖLGE SEÇİM SONUÇLARI - 1 KASIM 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI.
  3. Web site: CHP Grup başkanvekilleri belli oldu. milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. sitesi.
  4. Web site: CHP - 25.Dönem CHP Grup Başkanvekilleri belirlendi.. 2016-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071031/https://www.chp.org.tr/Haberler/11/25donem-chp-grup-baskanvekilleri-belirlendi-2013.aspx. 2016-03-04. dead.