Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Nationality Turkey | ||
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Full Name Ali Rıza Alaboyun Alma mater İstanbul Technical UniversityPennsylvania State University Constituency Aksaray (2002, 2007, 2011) Similar Taner Yıldız, Berat Albayrak, Bülent Arınç, Abdullah Gül, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | ||
Ali Rıza Alaboyun (born 8 March 1957) is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 17 November 2015. He was a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from the party's creation until 2015, after which he resigned in order to participate in the election government as an Independent. Before becoming a Minister, Alaboyun served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Aksaray between 2002 and 2015, stepping down at the June 2015 general election due to the AKP's three-term limit on its parliamentarians.
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Early life and career
Ali Rıza Alaboyun was born on 8 March 1957 in Aksaray and graduated from İstanbul Technical University Faculty of Minerals. He later travelled to the United States to obtain a masters degree from Pennsylvania State University, specialising in the topics of mineral processing and engineering management. He began his career working for the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) and the General Directorate of Mining Affairs. He later became a Deputy General Director of Etibank and served on the bank's executive board.
Parliamentary career
Alaboyun joined the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and was elected as an AKP Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Aksaray in the 2002 general election. During the 22nd Parliament, he served as the Deputy President of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee. He was re-elected as an MP in the 2007 general election and the 2011 general election. He served as the President of the Interparliamentary Belgium friendship group and was also a member of the Turkish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became the Leader of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Turkish delegation. Due to the three-term limit imposed on AKP parliamentarians, Alaboyun was unable to seek re-election in the June 2015 general election and subsequently stepped down from Parliament.
