Kemal Unakıtan
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Kemal Unakıtan | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 19 November 2002 – 1 May 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Şimşek |
Personal details | |
Born | Edirne, Turkey | 14 February 1946
Died | 12 October 2016 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 70)
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Alma mater | Gazi University |
Occupation | Civil servant, politician |
Cabinet | 58th, 59th, 60th |
Kemal Unakıtan (February 14, 1946 – October 12, 2016) was the Minister of Finance of Turkey from November 2002 to May 2009 and a Member of Parliament for Istanbul of the Justice and Development Party. He was born in Edirne.
Previously he was a board member of the .
During his tenure as minister of finance Unakitan presided over a number of situations primarily the Treasury's need to raise funds (!) at a time when Turkey had a large national debt and was failing to collect taxes to cover it. Unakıtan therefore
- sold forestry land to raise funds for the treasury
- raised fuel duties and other indirect taxation plus
- imposed extra duties and payments such as his "permanent earthquake fund"
On March 7, 2008, Unakıtan received the Finance Minister of the Year Award from the business magazine The Banker.[1]
He died on October 12, 2016 after a prolonged illness.[2]
Books[]
- Nedim Şener (2005), Fırsatlar Ülkesinde Bir Kemal Abi (A Kemal Abi in A Land of Opportunities)
References[]
- ^ "Finance Minister of the Year: Kemal Unakitan". The Banker. 2008-01-02. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Former Turkish finance minister Unakıtan dies aged 70". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Edirne
- Ministers of Finance of Turkey
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Istanbul
- Deputies of Eskişehir
- Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
- Gazi University alumni
- Members of the 60th government of Turkey
- Deaths from cancer in Turkey
- Deaths from prostate cancer