Sermin Özürküt (born 19 December 1949) is a

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political figure who served in Swedish Parliament, the

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, from 2002 to 2006. She is a journalist by profession and competed for her electoral seat in

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as a

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of the Left Party. During her service in the Riksdag she was a Deputy Member of Committee on Housing, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on EU Affairs and was also a member of the delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and a member of the Swedish Inter-parliamentary group.

References

Sermin Özürküt at the ''We Are the Turks'' website (with photograph)Sermin Özürküt at the Swedish Parliament website (with photograph)
'in Swedish'' Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) Swedish people of Turkish descent Living people 1949 births Place of birth missing (living people) Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 {{Sweden-politician-stub