Turkish politician
Reha Denemeç |
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| Born | 20th May 1961
Elazığ |
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| Education | ODTÜ,
University of Delaware |
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| Occupation(s) | Bureaucrat, politician, economist |
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| Years active | 22nd, 23rd and 24th Term Ankara Member of Parliament |
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Reha Denemeç (born 1961 in Turkey) is a senior advisor to the President of Turkey, co-founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), and an honorary associate of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Political career
In the formative period of Justice and Development Party, Denemeç was co-founder of the party and advisor to the Party Chairman, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He served on the Party's Decision-Making Board for 14 years and on the Executive Board as its vice chairman in charge of research and development for 10 years. He was elected from Ankara as a member of the parliament for three consecutive terms, and was a member of Democracy Committee in the Turkish Parliament. He was also a member of the International Board of Parliamentarians for Global Action, a non-profit, non-partisan international network of elected legislators. He was advisor of the founder and Chairman of Yeni Parti (New Party), Dr. Yusuf Bozkurt Özal. The party was established to carry out the "Second Transformation Program" of former President Turgut Özal, who had aimed to establish an executive presidency with constitutional powers.
Council of Europe
From 2013 to 2015, he was the Chairman of the Turkish Delegation and Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg. He is an honorary associate of PACE. He was also awarded the pro merito medal in appreciation of his services for PACE.
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Public sector
Denemeç began his career in the public sector as the executive assistant to the Undersecretary of State Planning Organization (now Presidency of the Strategy and Budget). He was later appointed as the executive assistant and advisor to the Minister of State, in charge of the Central Bank, Treasury, Foreign Trade, Planning, Privatization, Statistics and all public banks. After receiving his graduate degree, he returned to State Planning Organization and worked as an expert at the Directorate of Economic Models and Strategic Research. Then, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the State Planning Organization. Thereafter, he became the acting secretary-general of the organization. He served on the Technical Board of Turkish Standards Institution.
Private sector
He served on the board of Başak Insurance, and was the chairman of Ataköy Otelcilik, the entity that owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels in Istanbul. He also worked as a senior executive of an energy group of Çalık Holding with wide ranging sectors throughout Central Asia.
Education and military service
Denemeç graduated from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara with a B.S. in economics. Later, he received his M.A. in economics from the University of Delaware. He also completed programs titled "Managing and Shaping Change in the Information Age" and "Innovation for Economic Development" at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Denemeç served as a commando second lieutenant in the Turkish Armed Forces.
Family
Denemeç is married with two children.
References
- ^ "Reha Denemeç". World Bank Live. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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