20th government of Turkey

Adnan Menderes

The 20th government of Turkey (9 March 1951 – 17 May 1954) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Menderes government.

Background

Democrat Party (DP) had won the elections held on 14 May 1950, but prime minister Adnan Menderes resigned on 8 March 1951 in order to renew his cabinet. There were three new names in the new cabinet.

The government

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

Title	Name	Notes
Prime Minister	Adnan Menderes
Deputy Prime Minister	Samet Ağaoğlu	9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952
Minister of State
	Fethi Çelikbaş	8 April 1953 – 28 May 1953
	Refik Şevket İnce Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Muammer Alakant Celal Yardımcı	9 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 18 June 1951 – 2 December 1951 1 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Justice	Rüknettin Nasuhioğlu Osman Şevki Çiçekdağ	9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of National Defense	Hulusi Köymen Seyfi Kurtbek Kenan Yılmaz	9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 1 November 1953 1 November 1953 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of the Interior	Halil Özyörük Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Etem Menderes	9 March 1951 – 20 October 1951 2 December 1951 – 7 April 1952 1 August 1952 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Fuat Köprülü
Ministry of Finance	Hasan Polatkan
Ministry of National Education	Tevfik İleri Rıfkı Salim Burçak	9 March 1951 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Public Works	Kemal Zeytinoğlu
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Ekrem Hayri Üstündağ
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Rıfkı Salim Burçak Nuri Özsan Sıtkı Yırcalı Emin Kalafat	9 March 1951 – 26 October 1951 26 October 1951 – 2 December 1951 2 December 1951 – 18 September 1952 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Transport	Seyfi Kurtbek Yümnü Üresin	9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Establishments	Hakkı Gedik Sıtkı Yırcalı	9 March 1951 – 14 December 1951 18 September 1952 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Economy and Commerce	Muhlis Ata Enver Güreli Fethi Çelikbaş	9 March 1951 – 1 November 1952 1 November 1952 – 27 May 1953 28 May 1953 – 17 May 1954
Ministry of Agriculture	Nedim Ökmen
Ministry of Labour	Nuri Özsan Samet Ağaoğlu Hayrettin Erkmen	9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954

Aftermath

The government ended with the general elections held on 2 May 1954.

References

Preceded by 19th government of Turkey (Adnan Menderes)

20th Government of Turkey 9 March 1951 – 17 May 1954

Succeeded by 21st government of Turkey (Adnan Menderes)