47th government of Turkey


The 47th government of Turkey governed Turkey and was led by Yıldırım Akbulut of Motherland Party.

Background

On 31 October 1989, Turgut Özal, the previous prime minister, was elected as the president of Turkey. According to the constitution, he left the office of prime minister. After a short period during which Ali Bozer was the acting president, Turgut Özal appointed Yıldırım Akbulut to be the new prime minister.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterYıldırım AkbulutANAP
Deputy Prime MinisterAli BozerANAP9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990
Minister of State---
Minister of StateKamran İnanANAP
Minister of StateGüneş TanerANAP
Minister of StateCemil ÇiçekANAP
Minister of StateIşın ÇelebiANAP
Minister of StateMehmet keçecilerANAP
Minister of StateHüsnü DoğanANAP9 November 1989 – 28 October 1990
Minister of StateMehmet YazarANAP9 November 1989 – 1 March 1991
Minister of StateVehbi DinçerlerANAP
Minister of StateMustafa TaşarANAP
Minister of StateKemal AkkayaANAP
Minister of StateHüsamettin ÖrüçANAP
Minister of Stateİbrahim ÖzdemirANAP
Minister of Stateİsmet ÖzarslanANAP
Minister of StateErcüment KonukmanANAP
Ministry of JusticeOltan SungurluANAP
Ministry of National DefenseSafa Giray
Güneş Taner
Hüsnü Doğan
Mehmet Yazar		ANAP9 November 1989 – 19 October 1990
19 October 1990 - 28 October 1990
28 October 1990 – 22 February 1991
1 March 1991 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of the InteriorAbdülkadir AksuANAP
Ministry of Foreign AffairsMesut Yılmaz
Ali Bozer
Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin		ANAP9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990
21 February 1990 – 12 October 1990
13 October 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of FinanceEkrem Pakdemirli
Adnan Kahveci		ANAP9 November 1989 – 29 March 1990
29 March 1990 – 23 June 1991
Ministry of National EducationAvni AkyolANAP
Ministry of Public WorksCengiz AltınkayaANAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityHalil ŞıngınANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village AffairsLütfullah KayalarANAP
Ministry of TransportCengiz TuncerANAP
Ministry of Labour and Social Securityİmren AykutANAP
Ministry of Industry and CommerceŞükrü YürürANAP
Ministry Tourismİlhan AküzümANAP
Ministry CultureNamık Kemal ZeybekAMAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesFahrettin Kurt
Togay Gemalmaz		ANAP21 December 1987 – 30 April 1991
30 April 1991 – 23 June 1991

Aftermath

During the congress of the Motherland Party on 15 June 1991, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party, and consequently, Yıldırım Akbulut resigned as prime minister.