Recai Kutan

Recai Kutan
Kutan in 2009
Leader of the Felicity Party
In office 20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Necmettin Erbakan
In office 8 April 2006 – 26 October 2008 Acting: 30 January 2006 – 26 October 2008
Preceded by	Necmettin Erbakan
Succeeded by	Numan Kurtulmuş
Leader of the Virtue Party
In office 17 December 1997 – 22 June 2001
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Party abolished
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office 28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997
Prime Minister	Necmettin Erbakan
Preceded by	Hüsnü Doğan
Succeeded by	Cumhur Ersümer
Minister of Construction and Settlement
In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
Preceded by	Erol Tuncer
Succeeded by	Ahmet Karaaslan
Personal details
Born	1930 Malatya, Turkey

Mehmet Recai Kutan (born 1930) is a Turkish politician and the former leader of Felicity Party (SP).

Biography

Kutan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1952. Until 1973, he worked as an engineer in various projects including the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). His political career started 1973 in National Salvation Party and after 1983 he served in Welfare Party. He was Minister of Energy in 1996 in a coalition led by Welfare Party.

At the 3rd party congress held on 26 October 2008 in Ankara, he did not run for his re-election as the leader of the Felicity Party, and was succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş. He is a member of the Community of İskenderpaşa, a Turkish sufistic community of the Naqshbandi tariqah.

References

• Biography (in Turkish)