Mustafa Kalemli (born March 26, 1943) is a Turkish physician and politician, who served as government minister and Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Dr. Mustafa Kalemli | |
|---|---|
| 19th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office January 25, 1996 – September 30, 1997 | |
| President | Süleyman Demirel |
| Preceded by | İsmet Sezgin |
| Succeeded by | Hikmet Çetin |
| Minister of Forest | |
| In office August 26, 1991 – November 20, 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Preceded by | İlker Tuncay |
| Succeeded by | Vefa Tanır |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office December 22, 1987 – March 30, 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Abdülkadir Aksu |
| Succeeded by | Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office June 23, 1991 – August 26, 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Mesut Yılmaz |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Selçuk |
| Succeeded by | Abdülkadir Aksu |
| Minister of Health and Social Aid | |
| In office October 17, 1986 – December 21, 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Mehmet Aydın |
| Succeeded by | Bülent Akarcalı |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
| In office December 14, 1983 – October 17, 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Turgut Özal |
| Preceded by | Turhan Esener |
| Succeeded by | Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1943 Tavşanlı, Kütahya Province, Turkey |
| Political party | Motherland Party (ANAP) |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Early life and career edit
Mustafa Kalemli was born in Tavşanlı, Kütahya Province, Turkey.
Mustafa Kalemli went to the primary and secondary school in Tavşanlı, and finished the high school in Eskişehir. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at Ankara University in 1967, he was admitted as an assistant in the same university's Institute of Urology. In 1972, Kalemli became a specialist physician in urology. Between 1976 and 1978, he served in various positions at the Ministry of Health. In 1978, he conducted research work in the field of andrology and renal transplant at the Eppendorf Hospital of Hamburg University in then West Germany.[1]
Mustafa Kalemli helped co-found the Akdeniz University in Antalya, and headed the Institut of Urology there after he became an associate professor at Ankara University in 1978.[1]
Co-founding the Tavşanlı Social Security Hospital, he served as its chief physician. In 1983, Kalemli headed the urology clinic at the Buca Hospital.[1]
Politics edit
Entered politics, he joined the newly established Motherland Party (ANAP). Kalemli was elected into the parliament as a deputy of Kütahya after the 1983 general elections held on November 6. He served between December 14, 1983 – October 17, 1986 as Minister of Labor and Social Security and between October 17, 1986 – December 21, 1987 as Minister of Health and Social Aid in the cabinet of Turgut Özal.[1]
He was re-elected in the 1987 general elections held on October 29 for the second time as a deputy of Kütahya. He was appointed Minister of the Interior serving between December 22, 1987 – March 30, 1989.[1]
In the cabinet of Mesut Yılmaz, he served a second time as the Minister of the Interior from June 24, 1991 until August 26, 1991, when he was appointed to the newly established Ministry of Forest. He served at this post until November 20, 1991.[1]
Mustafa Kalemli was re-elected in the 1995 general elections held on December 24. On January 25, 1996, the parliament elected him speaker, a position he held until September 30, 1997.[1]
Personal life edit
Mustafa Kalemli is married and has two daughters, including Şebnem Kalemli.[2]
Honor edit
A hospital in Tavşanlı is named after him.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Mustafa Kalemli (2002). Kalemli'nin kaleminden. Doğan Kitapçılık. p. 275.
- ^ "Evi iade ediyoruz". Hürriyet. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Tavşanlı Doç. Dr. Mustafa Kalemli Devlet Hastanesi" (in Turkish). Hastane. Retrieved 2012-02-19.