Suat Kılıç (born 23 July 1972) is a

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lawyer, journalist, and politician. He is the former Minister of Youth and Sports, serving in the third cabinet of Prime Minister

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Biography

He was born on 23 July 1972 in Samsun to Hüseyin and Elmas, who are actually native of a village in Of town of

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. He spent his early years in Samsun, where he completed his primary and secondary education. Suat Kılıç attended

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and graduated in 1995 with a degree in Law. He started journalism as a

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of youth programs in a local radio station. He then served at TV channels

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, NTV and Kanal D as presenter and reporter. During his post as the parliament reporter of Kanal D, he entered politics in the

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and elected deputy of Samsun following the 2002 general elections. He became the youngest member of the

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in 2002. He served also as a member of the parliament's steering committee. Suat Kılıç was reelected in the 2007 general elections. In 2009, he was appointed deputy group leader of his party in the parliament. After his third time election, Suat Kılıç became on 6 July 2011 the youngest minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister

. In a cabinet reshuffle on 25 December 2013, he was removed from office.

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1972 births Living people People from Samsun Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of Youth and Sports of Turkey Deputies of Samsun Turkish journalists Turkish television presenters Turkish radio presenters Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-journalist-stub