Mümtaz Ökmen (1895 – 28 May 1961) was a Turkish former lawyer, civil servant and politician.

Biography

After graduating from the law school of

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, he served as court clerk, assisstan judge and attorney. He also served in

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(Agricultural Bank of Turkey). Beginning on 8 February 1935, he served in the Turkish parliament for four terms up to 14 May 1950 ( 5, 6, 7th and

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) as a representative of the

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(CHP).Turkish info page
/ref> In the 12th government of Turkey ( Saydam government) he was the Minister of Commerce between 26 November 1940- 9 July 1942. In the 14th government of Turkey (2nd Saracoğlu government), he was briefly the

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from 6 April 1946 to 7 August. In the next government ( Peker government), he continued as the Minister of Justice and was appointed as the newly established

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between 19 September 1946 and 10 September 1947.State archives page
/ref> He was married and father of two. His son Lacin Okten was a prominent businessman in automobile industry.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Okmen, Mumtaz 1896 births Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish civil servants Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Government ministers of Turkey Ministers of justice of Turkey 1961 deaths