Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk
| Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Labour, Social Services and Family | |
|
Assumed office July 10, 2018 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by |
Jülide Sarıeroğlu Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1979 (age 38–39) Ordu, Turkey |
| Education | Economy |
| Alma mater |
Bilkent University University of Michigan Texas State University |
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk (born 1979) is the current Minister of Labour, Social Services and Family of Turkey.
Private life
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk was born in Ordu, Turkey in 1979. She is the daughter of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician and former Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koç (in office 2005–2007).[1]
After completing her secondary education at Ankara Atatürk Anadolu High Schooş, she studied on full scholarship at Bilkent University earning a Bachelor's degree in Economy. She went to the United States and attended University of Michigan for a doctoral thesis. She continued her studies at Texas State University, and received a Master's degree in Accounting and Information Resources Management. Between 2003 and 2007, she served as a research assistant at the same university.[1]
In 2007, she joined the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) as a senior research specialist, and became later director of the Department for Statistics and Information. During this time, her working fields were gender, demography, workforce, multi dimensional measurement of poverty, education and innovation, knowledge performance systems, banking and finance, development aid. She coordinated many projects aimed at Sustainable Development Goals and progtrams for capacity building.[1]
She married to Ali Aydın Selçuk in Ankara on April 12, 2008.[2]
Selçuk is member of various associations like "Women's Union Platform" (Turkish: Kadın Birliği Platformu) and Bilkent University Alumni, as well as she is on the board of the Ankara Office of the "Women and Democracy Association" (Kadın ve Demokrasi Derneği, KADEM) and the "I Grow Up With Chess Association" (Satrançla Büyüyorum Derneği).[1]
Politician career
On July 9, 2018, the newly elected President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his cabinet of the new Turkish political system. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk was appointed Minister of Labour, Social Services and Family, which combines two former ministries Labour and Social Security and Family and Social Policy..[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sosyal Hizmetler ve Aile Bakanı Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk kimdir? İşte Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk hakkında bilgiler". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ "Koç kızını evlendirdi, tazminat parası yetişmedi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ↑ "İşte Erdoğan'ın açıkladığı kabine listesi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jülide Sarıeroğlu Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya |
Minister of Labour, Social Services and Family July 10, 2018–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |