31st government of Turkey

The 31st government of Turkey (November 3, 1969 – March 6, 1970) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is known as second Demirel government.

Süleyman Demirel, 1962

Background

Justice Party (AP) won the elections held on October 12, 1969. Süleyman Demirel, the leader of the Justice Party, founded the government.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title[1][2]	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel	AP
Minister of State
	Refet Sezgin	AP
	Hüsamettin Atabeyli	AP
	Gürhan Titrek	AP	November 3, 1969 – January 21, 1970
	Turhan Biilgin	AP
Ministry of Justice	Yusuf Ziya Önder	AP
Ministry of National Defense	Ahmet Topaloğlu	AP
Ministry of the Interior	Haldun Menteşoğlu	AP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil	AP
Ministry of Finance and Customs	Mesut Erez	AP
Ministry of National Education	Orhan Oğuz	AP
Ministry of Public Works	Yaşar Gülez	AP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Hayrettin Nakiboğlu	AP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Vedat Ali Özkan	AP
Ministry of Agriculture	İlhami Ertem	AP
Ministry of Village Affairs	Turhan Kapanlı	AP
Ministry of Forestry	Hüseyin Özalp	AP
Ministry of Transport	Nahit Menteşe	AP
Ministry of Labour	Seyfi Öztürk	AP
Ministry of Commerce	Ahmet Dallı Gürhan Titrek	AP	November 3, 1969 – January 7, 1970 January 21, 1970 – March 6, 1970
Ministry of Industry	Selahattin Kılıç	AP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu	AP
Ministry Tourism	Necmettin Cevheri	AP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Sabit Osman Avcı	AP
Ministry of Youth and Sports	İsmet Sezgin	AP

Aftermath

Justice Party had a majority in the parliament. Soon, however, two opposition groups appeared in the party; those supporting the former Democratic Party politicians and those trying to form a rightist party. Thus, the government ended because of a vote of no confidence in the interpellation voting on February 11, 1970. The next government, however, was again founded by Demirel.

References

1. Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. Official page of the parliament

Preceded by 30th government of Turkey (Süleyman Demirel)	31st Government of Turkey November 3, 1969 – March 6, 1970	Succeeded by 32nd government of Turkey (Süleyman Demirel)