Council of Ministers Announced: 25 Men, Two Women

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has approved the list for 64th Government.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu declared the new council of ministers in press released he held following his meeting with the President Erdoğan at Presidential Palace.

Of 27 members in the cabinet, 25 are men whereas two are women.

While Ali Babacan expected to become Vice Prime Minister in Charge of the Economy or Minister of Foreign Affairs didn’t take place in the cabinet, President Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak has become Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

List of Council of Ministers for 64th Government is as follows:

Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu

Vice Prime Ministers: Mehmet Şimşek, Yalçın Akdoğan, Tuğrul Türkeş, Numan Kurtulmuş, Lütfi Elvan

Interior Minister: Efkan Ala

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Minister of Justice: Bekir Bozdağ

Minister of Economy: Mustafa Elitaş

Minister of National Education: Nabi Avcı

Minister of Health: Mehmet Müezzinoğlu

Minister of Labor and Social Security: Süleyman Soylu

Minister of Environment and Urbanisation: Fatma Güldemet Sarı

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources: Berat Albayrak

Minister of Culture and Tourism: Mahir Ünal

Finance Minister: Naci Ağbal

Minister of Transportation: Binali Yıldırım

Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock: Faruk Çelik

Minister of Family and Social Policies: Sema Ramazanoğlu

Minister of EU: Volkan Bozkır

Minister of Science, Industry and Technology: Fikri Işık

Minister of Youth and Sport: Akif Çağatay Kılıç

Minister of Customs and Trade: Bülent Tüfekçi

Minister of Development: Cevdet Yılmaz

Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs: Veysel Eroğlu

Minister of National Defense: İsmet Yılmaz (EKN/TK)

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