Veysi Kaynak

Veysi Kaynak MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Serving with	Nurettin Canikli Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş
Preceded by	Lütfi Elvan
Succeeded by	Fikri Işık
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2015
Constituency	Kahramanmaraş (Jun 2015, Nov 2015)
In office 22 July 2007 – 12 June 2011
Constituency	Kahramanmaraş (2007)
Deputy Minister of Justice
In office 7 November 2011 – 10 February 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bilal Uçar
Mayor of Kahramanmaraş
In office January 1999 – April 1999
Preceded by	Ali Sezal
Succeeded by	Hanefi Mahçiçek
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 62) Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Political party	Justice and Development Party (AKP) (2002-present) Welfare Party (RP) (1987-2002)
Alma mater	Istanbul University

Veysi Kaynak (born 1 January 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who currently serves as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the government of Binali Yıldırım since 24 May 2016. He is a Member of Parliament Kahramanmaraş since the June 2015 general election, having previously served from 2007 to 2011.^[1]

Kaynak was active in local politics for numerous years before becoming an MP, serving as a municipal councillor, President of the Municipal Council, President of the Budgetary Commission and Deputy Mayor at the Municipality of Kahramanmaraş. He later served as the mayor of Kahramanmaraş briefly in 1999 before being elected as an MP in the 2007 general election. In 2011, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Justice and served until 2015. He is still a Deputy President of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA).^[2]