Zeki Sezer
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| Mehmet Zeki Sezer | |
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Chairman of the Democratic Left Party
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| Assumed office July 25, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Bülent Ecevit |
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| Born | 1957 (age 50–51) Eskişehir, Turkey |
| Political party | Democratic Left Party |
| Profession | Politician and chemical engineer |
Mehmet Zeki Sezer is a Turkish politician and chairman of the Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP), he was elected in the 6th ordinary party congress in 2004 after the resignation of Bülent Ecevit.
Sezer was born in 1957 in Eskişehir. He graduated from M. Rüştü Uzel Chemistry Vocational High School and then from the School of Chemical Engineering at Gazi Üniversitesi in Ankara. He completed his 4-month short-term military service in 1983.
During his high school and university years, Sezer played volleyball for various clubs. He has a special interest in arts. Sezer began his career as a chemistry technician in 1975 in the public service and later worked as a chemical engineer. He worked also in the private sector in the same capacity.
His political career in the DSP started in 1988. Sezer served as an executive of Çankaya branch of DSP, as deputy-chairman of Ankara branch and became a board member in 1991. He also served twice as the party's secretary-general. Since 2001, he has been the deputy chairman of DSP.
In 1999, Sezer was elected as deputy of Ankara to the Parliament and served as a minister of state in the 57th government under the Prime minister Bülent Ecevit.
Sezer is married and has two children.
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| Preceded by Bülent Ecevit |
Leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) 2004–present |
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