Taner Yildiz

Taner Yıldız ( born April 3, 1962 in Devecipınar, Boğazlıyan ) is a Turkish politician of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi.

Life

Yıldız studied electrical engineering at the İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi. He was first elected to the Turkish Parliament in 2002. Yıldız worked as a consultant on energy issues for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Since 1 May 2009, Energy Minister Yıldız Turkey. Yıldız is married and has four children.