Zeki Sezer

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Zeki Sezer
Chairman of the Democratic Left Party
In office
July 25, 2004 – April 11, 2009
Preceded byBülent Ecevit
Succeeded byMasum Türker
Personal details
Born
Mehmet Zeki Sezer

(1957-04-12) 12 April 1957 (age 67)
Eskişehir, Turkey
Political partyDemocratic Left Party
SpouseÜlkenur Sezer (died 2014)
Children2
Alma materGazi University
ProfessionPolitician and chemical engineer

Mehmet Zeki Sezer (born 12 April 1957) is a Turkish politician and former chairman of the Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP), he was elected in the 6th ordinary party congress in 2004 after the resignation of Bülent Ecevit.

Early years

Sezer was born in 1957 in

Chemical Engineering at Gazi Üniversitesi in Ankara. He completed his 4-month short-term military service
in 1983.

Early career

During his high school and university years, Sezer played volleyball for various clubs. He has a special interest in arts. Sezer began his career as a chemistry technician in 1975 in the public service and later worked as a chemical engineer.[1] He worked also in the private sector in the same capacity.

Political career

His political career in the DSP started in 1988. Sezer served as an executive of

Prime minister Bülent Ecevit [2]

Family life

Sezer is married and has two children.

References

  1. ^ [1] Hürriyet Newspaper
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2008-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Democratic Left Party
Party political offices
Preceded by
Leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP)

2004–2009
Succeeded by