Taner Yıldız

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]

For the Turkish footballer, see Taner Yıldız (footballer).
Taner Yıldız
MP
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office
1 May 2009 – 28 August 2015
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byMehmet Hilmi Güler
Succeeded byAli Rıza Alaboyun
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
1 November 2015
ConstituencyKayseri (Nov 2015, 2018)
In office
19 November 2002 – 7 June 2015
ConstituencyKayseri (2002, 2007, 2011)
Personal details
Born (1962-04-03) 3 April 1962
Devecipınar, Boğazlıyan, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP)
Children4
Alma materIstanbul Technical University
ProfessionPolitician, 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]

References
  1. "Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi 23. Dönem Milletvekili. Taner Yıldız (Members of the 23 Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Taner Yıldız)" (in Turkish). Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Retrieved 2010-01-08.

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