Cem Toker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Cem Toker | |
 |
|
|
6th President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Turkey)
|
|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 20, 2005 |
|
| Preceded by | Hakan Çizem |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Born | July 26, 1957 Istanbul |
| Political party | LDP |
Cem Toker (born July 5, 1957), is a Turkish politician and the new leader of Liberal Democratic Party of Turkey (Liberal Demokrat Parti, LDP). He was elected in the fourth ordinary party congress on June 20, 2005.
[edit] Early life and career
Toker was born in 1957 in Istanbul. He graduated from British College, İstanbul and then earned his bachelor in economics from Arizona State University.
He worked in finance sector and formed a company on international consultancy, guidance and language services.
Toker is single and has no children.
[edit] Political career
His political career in the LDP started in 1996. Toker served as an executive and the chairman of Istanbul branch of LDP, He also served as the party's deputy secretary-general and secretary-general. From 2003 to 2005, he served as the deputy chairman of LDP.
He is the architect of the LDP leaded umbrella alliance offer in 2006[1] . He offered an alliance to 9 political parties both from left and right ((including Anavatan and Demokratik Sol Parti) for the basic values of republic against governing islamist party, AKP. The offer is still a possibility in Turkish general election, 2007[2].
[edit] References
- ^ Süter, Şakir (November 2, 2006). LDP'den ittifak (Alliance from LDP, Turkish). Akşam. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Ataklı, Can (March 8, 2007). Cumhuriyet için birlikte ilk ses(First Sound at Alliance for Republic, Turkish). Vatan. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hakan Çizem |
Leader of the Liberal Demokrat Parti (LDP) 2005–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
|
|||||
