Nihat Ergün (born 14 September 1962, in

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the ...

) is a Turkish politician and the former Minister of Science, Industry and Technology. Ergün completed primary, middle, and high school in Izmit. He graduated from the

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1984. During his high school and university education, he participated in several political and social activities. After finishing the university, Ergün worked in the fields of free trade, accounting, consultancy and management advisory services. In 1994, Ergün was elected as the mayor of

Derince Derince is a seaport, city and district of Kocaeli Province of Turkey. The mayor is Zeki Aygün ( AK Parti). Derince Port is one of the few ports in Turkey under government control. The port is operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Havi ...

district in

Kocaeli Province Kocaeli Province ( tr, Kocaeli ili, ) is a province of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. The province is the successor of the Ottoman-era Sanjak ...

. On 3 November 2002, he was elected as the deputy from Kocaeli Province for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was re-elected to the parliament in the elections held on 22 July 2007. During the first Grand Ordinary Congress of the AKP held on 12 October 2003, he became a member of the Central Board for Management and Decision Taking of the party. He was re-elected to that position during the second Grand Ordinary Congress, held on 11 November 2006. On 12 April 2005, Ergün was appointed as the deputy chairman responsible for local authorities of the Justice and Development Party. On 8 August 2007, he was elected as the acting chairman of his party's parliamentary group. On 1 May 2009, Ergün became the Minister of Science, Industry and Technology in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. He was removed from office in a cabinet reshuffle on 25 December 2013. Ergün is one of the founding members of Ali Babacan's newly formed

Democracy and Progress Party The Democracy and Progress Party ( tr, Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi, DEVA, lit. Democracy and Enterprise Party) is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AK ...

. Ergün is married and has four children.

References

External links

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Biography of Nihat Ergün at the website of Justice and Development Party

Biography of Nihat Ergün at milanomediterraneo.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ergun, Nihat Government ministers of Turkey 1962 births Living people Marmara University alumni Deputies of Kocaeli People from İzmit Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Democracy and Progress Party politicians Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 60th government of Turkey