45th government of Turkey

The 45th government of Turkey (13 December 1983 – 21 December 1987) was the first civilian government founded after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. It is also known as the first Özal government.

Background

Motherland Party (ANAP) won the elections held on 6 November 1983, in which only three parties were allowed to run. Turgut Özal of ANAP founded the government.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". According to Turkish constitution three members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.

Title^[1]^[2]	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Turgut Özal	ANAP
Deputy Prime Minister	Kaya Erdem	ANAP
Minister of State
	İsmail Özdağlar Cemal Büyükbaş Vehbi Dinçerler	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 5 January 1985 05.01.1985 – 13 September 1985 13 September 1985 – 21 December 1987
	Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin Ahmet Karaevli	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 26 October 1984 26 October 1984 – 21 December 1987
	Sudi Türel Tınaz Titiz	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 05.01.1985 05.01.1985 – 21 December 1987
	Mesut Yılmaz Hasan Celal Güzel	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986 17 October 1986 – 21 December 1987
	Abdullah Tenekeci	ANAP
	Kazım Oksay	ANAP
	Ali Bozer	ANAP
Ministry of Justice	Nejat Eldem Oltan Sungurlu Halil Ertem	ANAP ANAP Indep	13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986 17 October 1986 – 16 September 1987 16 September 1987 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of National Defense	Zeki Yavuztürk	ANAP
Ministry of the Interior	Ali Tanrıyar Yıldırım Akbulut Ahmet Selçulk	ANAP ANAP Indep	13 December 1983 – 26 October 1984 26 October 1984 – 06.09.1987 16 September 1987 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Vahit Melih Halefoğlu	ANAP
Ministry of Finance and Customs	Vural Arıkan Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 26 October 1984 26 October 1984 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of National Education	Vehbi Dinçerler Metin Emiroğlu	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 13 September 1985 13 September 1985 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of Public Works	Safa Giray	ANAP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Mehmet Aydın Mustafa Kalemli	ANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village Affairs	Hüsnü Doğan	ANAP
Ministry of Transport	Veysel Atasoy İhsan Pekel	ANAP Indep	13 December 1983 – 16 September 1987 16 September 1987 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of Labour and Social Security	Mustafa Kalemli Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986 17 October 1986 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Cahit Aral	ANAP
Ministry Culture and Tourism	Mükerrem Taşçıoğlu Mesut Yılmaz	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 17 October 1986 17 October 1986 – 21 December 1987
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Cemal Büyükbaş Sudi Türel	ANAP	13 December 1983 – 05.01.1985 5.01.1985 – 21 December 1987

Aftermath

The government ended with the elections held on 29 November 1987. ANAP also won the 1987 elections (albeit with reduced support), and the next government was also founded by Turgut Özal.

References

^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Official page of the parliament

Preceded by 44th government of Turkey (Bülent Ulusu)	45th Government of Turkey 13 December 1983 – 21 December 1987	Succeeded by 46th government of Turkey (Turgut Özal)

[1] Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Official page of the parliament

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