Mehmet Mehdi Eker
| Mehdi Eker | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock | |
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In office 2 June 2005 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Sami Güçlü |
| Succeeded by | Kutbettin Arzu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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In office 19 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Diyarbakır (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1956 Bismil, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | Yasemin Eker |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mehmet Mehdi Eker is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey from 2005 to 2015. He was a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) between 2002 and 2015.
A veterinarian and agro-economist he had a career as a civil servant in the ministry of agriculture before entering politics at the age of 46.
As minister of Agriculture he has had to deal with issues including:
- The bird flu epidemic of 2005, in which he made a statement that it was safe to eat cooked chicken and then famously refused to do so on television.[1]
- Adjusting food control regulations to comply with EU norms, including recategorising pork and horse meat as suitable for human consumption.[2]
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