UPN, Alm.del - 2011-12 - Bilag 58: Møde med Tyrkiets Europaminister og EU-Chefforhandler, Egemen Bagis 7/12-11

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief NegotiatorEgemen Bagis was first elected to Parliament in 2002 as a deputy of Istanbul. He was firstappointed as Minister for EU Affairs (State Minister) and Chief Negotiator on January 2009. Hewas appointed as Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator in the 61stgovernment on July 6,2011.Until 2009, Bagis was AK Party’s Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs. As the ViceChairman, he had been a member of AK Party’s Central Executive Committee, the highestexecutive body of the party.Bagis directed the national and international relations of the party, as well as its localorganizations, on matters regarding foreign policy.Bagis was the most influential key official of the party for diplomacy and international relations. Hedirected and coordinated the party’s national and international network as well as local brancheson foreign policy matters. He also coordinated the flow of key global developments to the partyleadership.Egemen Bagis’s current titles include:Minister for EU Affairs and Chief NegotiatorHead of the Turkish Delegation for EU NegotiationsMember of the Parliament, representing Istanbul

Between the years 2002 and 2011, Mr. Bagis served as;Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator (State Minister)AK Party Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs and Representative OfficesAK Party, Member of the Central Executive CommitteeAK Party, Member of the Central Decision Making and Administrative CommitteeForeign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoganChairman of Turkey-USA Inter-Parliamentary Friendship CaucusChairman of NATO-PA Subcommittee on Transatlantic RelationsDeputy Chairman of the Turkish Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Bagis who is also a patron of arts,has contributed to two major projects, “İstanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture” and“İstanbul 2012 European Capital of Sports”, and servedas the founding Chairman of the Advisory Board of these projects.Egemen Bagis has also promoted the establishmentof İstanbul Museum of Modern Art and Santral Museum of Art &Industryand is also a founding board member of the museums.Bagis is the founder of the Global Affairs Platform at Istanbul Bilgi University and is the chairman of the advisory committee oftheplatform. He is also a founding member of the İstanbulCenter in Brussels, and currently a member of the AdministrativeBoard of the Center.He was also awarded the Cavaliere, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and Commendatore, Order of Merit of theItalian Republic in 2011.In the 1990’s, Bagis was the President of the Federation of Turkish-American Associations in New York, an umbrellaorganization. A popular leader, Bagis is the only President in this organizations’ history, who was unanimously re-elected for twoterms. He has also served as the Advisory Board member of Turkish Citizens Abroad, a government body based in Ankara.Bagis was born in Bingol, Turkey, in 1970. His family originates from the neighboring Siirt province, where his late father,Abdullah Bagis served as mayor from 1974 to 1979.He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources Management as well as a Master of Public Administration degree,both from Bernard M. Baruch College of The City University of New York.He is married to Beyhan N. Bagis, and they have two children.Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı, Mustafa Kemal Mah. 6.Cad. No: 4 06800 Bilkent /ANKARAT: +90 312 2181394 • F: +90 312 2181396 • [email protected] • www.egemenbagis.com

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