Kemal Dervis

Kemal Dervis (Turkish: Kemal Dervi?) is a Turkish economist and politician. He was born on January 10, 1949 in Istanbul to a Turkish father and a German mother.

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Turkish - Economist - Politician - January 10 - 1949 - Istanbul - German

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As Minister for Economic Affairs in Turkey when Bülent Ecevit was prime minister, Dervi? was the architect of Turkey 's successful three-year economic recovery program launched in 2001. Before being named to head the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, he was a member of the Turkish parliament, and a member of the joint commission of the Turkish and European parliaments. He previously was a member of the European Constitutional Convention.

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Turkey - Bülent Ecevit - 2001 - UNDP - Turkish parliament - European parliament

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He was named by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to be the next head of the UNDP on April 26,2005, and is expected to officially start his four-year term on August 15, 2005.

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U.N. - Kofi Annan - April 26 - 2005 - August 15

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