Taner Yıldız
Turkish politician (born 1962)
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Taner Yıldız (born 3 April 1962 in Devecipınar, Boğazlıyan, Yozgat Province) is a Turkish politician. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party and served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources between 2009 and 2015.[1]
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byMehmet Hilmi Güler
Succeeded byAli Rıza Alaboyun
Taner Yıldız | |
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| Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Mehmet Hilmi Güler |
| Succeeded by | Ali Rıza Alaboyun |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Kayseri (Nov 2015, 2018) |
| In office 19 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Kayseri (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1962 |
| Party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Children | 4 |
| Istanbul Technical University | |
| Profession | Politician, electrical engineer |
Taner Yıldız graduated from the Istanbul Technical University as an electrical engineer and worked for the Kayseri Electricity Generation Company. He was elected to the Parliament in 2002. Yıldız served as an energy adviser to the prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On 1 May 2009, after a reshuffle of the cabinet, he took the post of Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.[1]
Yıldız is married and has four children.[1]
