Kemal Zeytinoğlu
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Kemal Zeytinoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 22 December 1950 – 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 17 February 1959 (aged 47–48) |
| Resting place | Eskişehir, Turkey |
| Party | Democrat Party (1946–1960) |
| Children | 2 |
Kemal Zeytinoğlu (1911–1959) was a Turkish engineer and politician being a member of the Democrat Party (DP). He assumed various cabinet posts in the 1950s under Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. He died in a plane crash in the United Kingdom.
Zeytinoğlu was born in Kütahya in 1911.[1] His father was a businessman, Mesut Zeytinoğlu.[2] The family hailed from Tavşanlı, Kütahya.[2] His brother, Aziz, was also a politician and served as a deputy between 1961 and 1969.[3] His younger brother was Mümtaz Zeytinoğlu, a businessman who died in a road accident in February 1979.[2]
He graduated from Istanbul Engineering School and received a PhD in civil engineering in Vienna.[1][4]
Career
Following his graduation Zeytinoğlu worked as a civil engineer in Eskişehir.[1] In 1946 he joined the newly founded Democrat Party and took part in the establishment of its Eskişehir organization.[1][4] He was first elected as a deputy for Eskişehir in 1946 election and served at the Parliament during the 8th legislature.[1] He also served at the Parliament in the 9th and 10th legislatures.[1]
Zeytinoğlu was first appointed minister of public works on 22 December 1950[5][6] and remained in office in the three successive cabinets led by Adnan Menderes (19th cabinet, 20th cabinet and 21st cabinet).[1]
