1st cabinet of the Executive Ministers of Turkey


The 1st cabinet of executive ministers of Turkey was the first government formed by the nationalists during the Turkish War of Independence. The Republic was not yet proclaimed and the government was called İcra vekilleri heyeti

Background

The chairman of the cabinet was Mustafa Kemal Pasha The other members of the cabinet were elected by the parliament one by one.

The government

In the list below, the name in parentheses is the surname the cabinet members assumed later.
TitleNameDates
ChairmanMustafa Kemal
Ministry of Sharia and the FoundationsMustafa Fehmi
Minister of JusticeCelalettin Arif
Minister of general Staffİsmet
Minister of DefenceFevzi
Minter of InteriorCami
Hakkı Behiç
Nazım
Refet
3 May 1920 - 13 July 1920
17 July 1920 - 4 September 1920
4 September 1920 - 6 September 1920
16 September 1920 - 24 January 1921
Minister of Foreign AffairsBekir Sami
Minister of EconomyYusuf Kemal
Minister of FinanceHakkı Behiç
Ahmet Ferit
3 May 1920 - 17 July 1920
17 July 1920 - 24 January 1921
Minister of EducationRıza Nur
Hamdullah Suphi
3 May 1920 - 13 December 1920
13 December 1920 - 24 January 1921
Minister of Public Worksİsmail Fazıl
Ömer Lütfi
26 May 1920 - 27 December 1920
27 December 1920 - 24 January 1921
Minister of Health and Social SolidarityAdnan

Aftermath

The chairman of the next cabinet was Fevzi Pasha who was the Minister of Defence in the first cabinet.
After the proclamation of the Republic the Republican governments were renumbered beginning by 1st government of Turkey