Lebit Fehmi Yurdoğlu (1915 – 23 October 1978) was a Turkish physician,

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and former government minister. Lebit Fehmi was born in

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in 1915. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University, and served as an internist. In the 1950s, he joined the Republican People's Party (CHP), and became a member of the municipal council of

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. In 1961, he represented his political party in the

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. In the general election held in the same year, he entered the

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as a deputy of

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. He kept his seat in the next term. In the

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, he was elected as a deputy of

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.Biography page
/ref> Lebit Yurdoğlu is known as the founder of the

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, which would later on merged to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. He was the first Minister of Village Affairs in the

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between 25 December 1963 and 20 February 1965. He also wrote a book about the newly established ministry. Yurdoğlu was married and father of two. He died on 23 October 1978 in

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Legacy

A public park in İzmir is named after Lebit Yurdoğlu.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yurdoglu, Lebit Fehmi 1915 births Physicians from Istanbul Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine alumni Turkish internists Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the Constituent Assembly of Turkey Members of the 12th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 13th Parliament of Turkey Deputies of Izmir Members of the 14th Parliament of Turkey Deputies of Istanbul Members of the 28th government of Turkey Government ministers of Turkey 1978 deaths