Sümer Oral (born 27 February 1938) is a Turkish politician who served as the minister of social security and minister of finance and customs. He was also a member of the

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Early life and education

Oral was born in İzmir on 27 February 1938. His father was Ahmet Nazif Oral. Oral graduated from İzmir Atatürk High School in 1957 and obtained a degree in economics from

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in 1961. He attended a training program at l’OCDE in Paris between 1969 and 1970.

Career

Oral started his career at the Finance Inspection Board of the

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on 20 July 1962. He was appointed general director of the budget and financial control division at the ministry in 1975. He retired from public service in 1977 and started his political career becoming a member of the Justice Party. He was elected as a deputy from Manisa in 1977. He was appointed minister of social security on 12 November 1979 which he held until the military coup on 12 September 1980. Oral was elected as a deputy for the

True Path Party The True Path Party (, DYP) was a centre-right political party in Turkey, active from 1983 to 2007. For most of its history, the party's central figure was Süleyman Demirel, a former Prime Minister of Turkey who previously led the Justice Part ...

representing again Manisa in the

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held in 1986. He was also elected as a deputy from Manisa in the next general elections until 1999. He became a deputy from İzmir in the 1999 general elections. Oral was appointed minister of finance and customs in 1991 to cabinet led by Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel and remained in office until 1993. He joined the

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and was elected as a deputy for the party from Manisa in 2011.

Personal life

Oral is married and has two children. He is fluent in French and published a book, ''Bir Devrin İzleri'' (), in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oral, Sümer 20th-century Turkish economists 1938 births Living people Ministers of finance of Turkey Justice Party (Turkey) politicians Nationalist Movement Party politicians Politicians from İzmir Istanbul University alumni Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 43rd government of Turkey Members of the 49th government of Turkey Deputies of Manisa Deputies of İzmir Members of the 18th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 19th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 20th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 21st Parliament of Turkey