Reha Denemeç

Who is Reha Denemeç?

Reha Denemeç is a Co-founder, Board Member and Deputy Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey. He became Member of Parliament representing Ankara at the 2002 and 2007 General Elections.

He was also member of Democracy Committee in Turkish Grand National Assembly and member of the International Board of the Parliamentarians for Global Action, a non-profit, non-partisan international network of elected legislators.

In 1984, graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, with a B.S. in economics. In 1991, received an M.A. in economics from the University of Delaware.

Completed his military service as commando second lieutenant in Egirdir and Sarikamis.

During Ozal’s era, worked as Executive Assistant to the Undersecretary of the State Planning Organization. Appointed Adviser and Executive Assistant to the Minister of State in charge of Treasury, Foreign Trade, Planning, Privatization and Public Banks in 1987.

In 1993 became Adviser to the Chairman of the New Party, founded by Yusuf Ozal to reestablish his deceased brother, Former President Turgut Ozal’s “Second Transformation Program for Turkey”.