Mustafa Demir

Mustafa Demir (born 18 January 1961) is a Turkish politician, a member of parliament, the former Minister of Public Works and Housing under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the founder and former chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party's Samsun Province chapter.

Mustafa Demir
Minister of Public Works and Housing
In office
1 May 2009 – 6 July 2011
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byFaruk Nafiz Özak
Succeeded byErdoğan Bayraktar
Member of Parliament
for Samsun Province
Assumed office
3 November 2002
Personal details
Born (1961-01-18) 18 January 1961
Trabzon, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP)
Spouse(s)İmuhhan Demir

Biography

Early life and education

He was born in the Black Sea Region town of Şalpazarı (Ağasar) in Trabzon Province into a family with 9 children. His father Hüseyin Demir was a famous coppersmith nicknamed 'Bakırcı Hüseyin' in the Şalpazarı District. Following his primary and high school education in Trabzon, Mustafa Demir matriculated in 1979 at Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University and graduated in 1983 with a degree in architecture.[1]

Career

He started commerce in his high school years. He was busy with copper-aluminium plate & kitchen goods fabrication and wholesaling in these years. He had his military training as a reserve officer - control engineer. He worked in private sector as a decompte definitif expert and in public sector as a control engineer. He has been working as a building contractor, architect, and durable consumer goods tradesman since 1991. On 29 September 2001, he founded the Justice and Development Party's Samsun Province chapter. He was elected as an MP from the party in the 3rd order in Samsun Province in the 2002 Turkish general election.

He was reelected as MP for the second time in the 1st order, once again from Samsun Province, in the 2007 Turkish general election, and was appointed as Minister of Public Works and Housing in 2009, holding the post until 2011.[2]

Marital status

He is married and has 5 children.[1]

References
  1. "Ali Babacan Becomes Minister in Charge of Coordination of Turkish Economy". Turkish Weekly. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. "PM Erdoğan announces major Cabinet reshuffle". Today's Zaman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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