Ruhsar Pekcan
Ruhsar Pekcan | |
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| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 10 July 2018 – 21 April 2021 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Bülent Tüfenkci |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Muş |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Manisa, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Electrical engineering |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
Ruhsar Pekcan (born 1958) is a politician and electrical engineer who served as the Minister of Trade of Turkey between 2018 and 2021.
Professional career[edit]
Pekcan started her professional career joining the development and investment bank (Turkish: Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası). After working at different positions in several companies, she became a member of executive boards. In 2005, she co-founded an engineering company, which supplies pipelines for drinking water, irrigation, petroleum and natural gas. She was the managing director of the company.[1]
She was chairperson of the Turkey-Syria business councils of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Corporation (Turkish: Dış Ekonomik İlişkiler Kurumu, DEİK) on three occasions. She served as the chairperson of the Turkey-Jordan business council, and as a member of the executive boards of the Turkey-Iraq and Turkey-Libya business councils of the same corporation. She served as deputy chairperson of the women entrepreneurs committee at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), and as a member of women entrepreneurs committee at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) as well as some other business organizations.[1]
Pekcan is recipient of the IWEC 2010 Award, and she was named Global Ambassador of IWEC.[1]
Political career[edit]
On 9 July 2018, the newly elected President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his cabinet of the new Turkish political system. Ruhsar Pekcan was appointed Minister of Trade.[2] On 16 April 2021, it was claimed that Ruhsar Pekcan sold disinfectants to her ministry from the company which she owned with her husband in 2020.[3] Some opposite politicians also asked to Ruhsar Pekcan about these claims.[4] On 20 April 2021, the Ministry of Trade confirmed the purchases but stated the amounts was less.[5] She was succeeded by AKP's parliamentary group chairman Mehmet Muş on 21 April 2021.[6]
Private life[edit]
Ruhsar Pekcan was born in Manisa, Turkey in 1958. She was educated in electrical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Following her bachelor's degree, she obtained a master's degree from the same faculty.[1]
She is married with two children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Ticaret Bakanı Ruhsar Pekcan kimdir? Kaç yaşındadır? İşte hayatı hakkında bilgiler". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "İşte Erdoğan'ın açıkladığı kabine listesi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Kendi bakanlığına mal satan bakan - article - ODATV". OdaTV (in Turkish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "CHP'li Öztunç: 'Ticaret Bakanlığı'na 9 milyon TL'lik dezenfektan sattınız mı?'". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Ticaret Bakanlığı, Bakan Pekcan'ın şirketinden dezenfektan alındığını kabul etti". Euronews (in Turkish). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Turkey announces new trade, family, labour ministers". TRT World. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- Living people
- 1958 births
- People from Manisa
- Istanbul Technical University alumni
- Turkish electrical engineers
- Turkish women in business
- Turkish businesspeople
- Turkish business executives
- Women government ministers of Turkey
- Government ministers of Turkey
- Ministers of Customs and Trade of Turkey
- Members of the 66th government of Turkey
- 21st-century Turkish businesspeople
- 21st-century Turkish businesswomen
- 21st-century Turkish women politicians
- 20th-century Turkish businesspeople
- 20th-century Turkish businesswomen
- 20th-century Turkish women politicians
- Turkish women engineers