Kemal Güven

Kemal Güven (1921 – 10 July 2013) was a speaker of the Turkish parliament.

Kemal Güven
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 18 December 1973 – 5 June 1977
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Sabit Osman Avcı
Succeeded by	Cahit Karakaş
Personal details
Born	1921 Erzincan, Turkey
Died	10 July 2013 Ankara, Turkey
Political party	Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater	Ankara University, Law School

Early life

His family is from Erzincan. He was born in Maçka (in Trabzon Province) where his father was serving as a civil servant in 1921. He graduated from the high school 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 (in Turkish)
2. Haberler.com (in Turkish)
3. Milliyet newspaper (in Turkish)