Ruhsar Pekcan | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 10 July 2018 –21 April 2021 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Bülent Tüfenkci |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Muş |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Manisa,Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Electrical engineering |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
Ruhsar Pekcan (born 1958) is a politician and electrical engineer who served as the Minister of Trade of Turkey between 2018 and 2021.
Pekcan started her professional career joining the development and investment bank (Turkish :Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası). After working at different positions in several companies,she became a member of executive boards. In 2005,she co-founded an engineering company,which supplies pipelines for drinking water,irrigation,petroleum and natural gas. She was the managing director of the company. [1]
She was chairperson of the Turkey-Syria business councils of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Corporation (Turkish :DışEkonomik İlişkiler Kurumu,DEİK) on three occasions. She served as the chairperson of the Turkey-Jordan business council,and as a member of the executive boards of the Turkey-Iraq and Turkey-Libya business councils of the same corporation. She served as deputy chairperson of the women entrepreneurs committee at the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB),and as a member of women entrepreneurs committee at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) as well as some other business organizations. [1]
Pekcan is recipient of the IWEC 2010 Award,and she was named Global Ambassador of IWEC. [1]
On 9 July 2018,the newly elected President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his cabinet of the new Turkish political system. Ruhsar Pekcan was appointed Minister of Trade. [2] On 16 April 2021,it was claimed that Ruhsar Pekcan sold disinfectants to her ministry from the company which she owned with her husband in 2020. [3] Some opposite politicians also asked to Ruhsar Pekcan about these claims. [4] On 20 April 2021,the Ministry of Trade confirmed the purchases but stated the amounts was less. [5] She was succeeded by AKP's parliamentary group chairman Mehmet Muş on 21 April 2021. [6]
Ruhsar Pekcan was born in Manisa,Turkey in 1958. She was educated in electrical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Following her bachelor's degree,she obtained a master's degree from the same faculty. [1]
She is married with two children. [1]
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