Kemal Güven

Kemal Güven
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office
1973–1977
President Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by Sabit Osman Avcı
Succeeded by Cahit Karakaş
Personal details
Born 1921
Erzincan, Turkey
Died 2013
Ankara, Turkey
Political party Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater Ankara University, Law School

Kemal Güven (1921-2013) was a former speaker of the Turkish parliament

Early life

His family is from Erzincan. But he was born in Maçka (in Trabzon Province) where his father was serving as a civil servant in 1921. He graduated from the highschool in Kars in 1940 and the Law school of Ankara University in 1944. He was one of the earliest graduates of the faculty. He served as the public prosecutor in Posof, Tuzluca and Kağızman.[1]

Political life

He attended the Republican People’s Party (CHP). In 1954, 1957 and 1961 he was elected MP from Kars Province. In 1965, he briefly returned to his profession in Ankara as the vice public prosecutor. In 1969, 1973 and 1977 he was reelected MP from Kars Province and served till the Turkish coup d'etat, 1980 on 12 September 1980.[2]

In 1973, during the 15th term of the Turkish parliament he was elected as the speaker of the Turkish Parliament a post he kept till 1977.[2]

Death

He died on 10 July 2013 in Ankara. Following the official ceremony, he was laid to rest in the Turkish State Cemetery. [3]

References

  1. Iğdır page (Turkish)
  2. 1 2 Haberler.com (Turkish)
  3. Milliyet newspaper (Turkish)
Political offices
Preceded by
Sabit Osman Avcı
Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey
1973 - 1977
Succeeded by
Cahit Karakaş
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