Hasan Celal Güzel
| Hasan Celal Güzel | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Education, Youth and Sport | |
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In office 21 April 1987 – 30 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Metin Emiroğlu |
| Succeeded by |
Avni Akyol (Education) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1945 (age 70–71) Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Political party |
Motherland Party Rebirth Party |
Hasan Celal Güzel (born 1945, Gaziantep) is a Turkish journalist and politician. He was Minister of Education, Youth and Sport (1987 - 1989).[1] He was leader of the Rebirth Party in the 1990s, a party he co-founded in 1992. He has been a columnist for Radikal and Vatan.
Career
After graduating from Ankara University with a degree in economics he worked in the State Planning Organization, and then in various administrative roles in the government including in the Prime Minister's office.[1]
In a 1986 election he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Motherland Party, serving as a minister of state. He was re-elected in the 1987 elections and was appointed minister of education, youth and sport (1987 - 1989).[1]
On 23 November 1992 Güzel co-founded the Rebirth Party (YDP) and was elected its vice-chair.[1] He was the leader of the party during the Turkish local elections, 1994 and 1999.
In 2012 Güzel said that General Teoman Koman had approached him in September 1996 with a view to installing him or Mesut Yılmaz as prime minister after a planned coup. Güzel declined to get involved.[2][3] In the event, Yılmaz was appointed Prime Minister after the 28 February 1997 "post-modern coup".
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Hasan Celal Güzel (1945 - ...." (in Turkish). kimkimdir. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Güzel: Coup plotters planned to appoint me as prime minister after Feb. 28". Today's Zaman. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Teoman Koman darbeyi Eylül 1996'da söyledi". Sabah (in Turkish). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.