Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966) is a Turkish

chemical engineer In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...

and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep to Mustafa and Perihan Şahin. She was educated in chemical engineering at the Istanbul Technical University. Fatma Şahin worked as an engineer and manager in the textile industry. She entered politics together with her husband İzzet Şahin and co-founded the

Justice and Development Party Justice and Development Party may refer to several political parties, the best-known ones being: * Justice and Development Party (Morocco) * Justice and Development Party (Turkey) Justice and Development Party may also refer to: * Justice and Dev ...

. Taking active part in the provincial organization, she was elected three times deputy from her hometown. She is the first female member of the Turkish parliament elected from Gaziantep and from the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Fatma Şahin served as the chairperson of women's branch of her party. Following the 2011 general elections, she became the only female minister in the third cabinet of Prime Minister

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...

. She was replaced by

Ayşenur İslam Ayşenur İslam (born Külahlıoğlu; born 16 January 1958) is a Turkish university lecturer and politician. On 25 December 2013, she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policy in the third cabinet of Erdoğan and served until 2 ...

on 25 December 2013 in a cabinet reshuffle. As a result of the 2014 local elections, Şahin was elected as the first female mayor of Gaziantep. In 2019 local elections, she was elected again as the mayor. She has two children, a son and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahin, Fatma 1966 births People from Gaziantep Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish chemical engineers Turkish women chemists Turkish chemists Living people Deputies of Gaziantep Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Women government ministers of Turkey Government ministers of Turkey Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey 21st-century Turkish women politicians Ministers of Family and Social Policy of Turkey Women mayors of places in Turkey Mayors of places in Turkey