Hüseyin Özgürgün

Hüseyin Özgürgün
Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus
In office 16 April 2016 – 2 February 2018
President	Mustafa Akıncı
Preceded by	Ömer Kalyoncu
Succeeded by	Tufan Erhürman
In office 23 April 2010 – 17 May 2010 Acting
President	Mehmet Ali Talat
Preceded by	Derviş Eroğlu
Succeeded by	İrsen Küçük
Leader of the National Unity Party
In office 31 August 2013 – 30 October 2018
Preceded by	İrsen Küçük
Succeeded by	Ersin Tatar
In office 11 February 2006 – 16 December 2006
Preceded by	Derviş Eroğlu
Succeeded by	Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 May 2009 – 13 June 2013
President	Mehmet Ali Talat Derviş Eroğlu
Prime Minister	Derviş Eroğlu İrsen Küçük
Preceded by	Turgay Avcı
Succeeded by	Kutlay Erk
Member of the Assembly of Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 1998
Constituency	Lefkoşa (1998, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018)
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 58–59) Nicosia, Cyprus
Political party	National Unity Party
Children	2
Residence(s)	North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
Alma mater	Ankara University

Hüseyin Özgürgün (born 1965) is a Turkish Cypriot politician and a former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. He is the current leader of the National Unity Party (UBP). He was formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. From 23 April to 17 May 2010 he was also Acting Prime Minister. Moreover, he was prime minister of Northern Cyprus from 16 April 2016 to 2 February 2018.

Early life

Özgürgün was born in 1965 in Nicosia, where he completed his education up to high school. He then studied political science in Ankara University and graduated in 1988. He was a prolific sportsman, representing Northern Cyprus in basketball, football, volleyball, table tennis and athletics and later serving as a sports administrator. He served as the chairman of Çetinkaya Türk S.K. and led it to a championship. He later worked as an administrator in private businesses.

Political career

Özgürgün was first elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 1998 parliamentary election, representing Lefkoşa District for the UBP. He was later re-elected to the same position in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2013. He is known to accept bribes from various business people in the country during his career. Currently he is with an arrest warrant in Cyprus thus continuing his life in Turkey.