33rd government of Turkey


The 33rd government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Erim government.

Background

After the memorandum of the army on 12 March 1971, prime minister Süleyman Demirel of the Justice Party resigned, and a new government was founded by Nihat Erim, who had recently resigned from the Republican People's Party. However, his appointment caused unrest in CHP and Bülent Ecevit resigned from his post as the general secretary of his party to protest the appointment. Nevertheless, İsmet İnönü, the leader of the party, supported Nihat Erim and Erim formed a semi-technocratic government with the support of CHP, AP, and the National Reliance Party.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterNihat ErimIndependent
Deputy Prime Minister---
Deputy Prime MinisterSadi KoçaşCHP
Deputy Prime MinisterAtilla Karaosmanoğlu
Mesut Erez		Independent26 March 1971 – 3 Dec 1971
3 Dec 1971 – 11 Dec 1971
Minister of State---
Minister of StateMehmet ÖzgüneşIndependent
Minister of StateDoğan KitaplıAP26 March 1971 – 13 Oct 1971
Ministry of Justiceİsmail ArarCHP
Ministry of National DefenseFerit MelenCGP
Ministry of the InteriorHamdi ÖmeroğluIndependent
Ministry of Foreign AffairsOsman OlcayIndependent
Ministry of Finance and CustomsSait Naci ElginIndependent
Ministry of National EducationŞinasi OrelIndependent
Ministry of Public WorksCavit Karakaş
Mukadder Öztekin		AP
CHP		26 March 1971 – 10 Nov 1971
10 Nov 1971 – 11 Dec 1971
Ministry of Construction and SettlementSelahattin BabüroğluIndependent
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityTürkan AkyolIndependent
Ministry of Agriculture Orhan DikmenIndependent
Ministry of Village Affairs Cevdet AykanIndependent
Ministry of Forestry Selahattin İnalIndependent
Ministry of TransportHaluk Arık
Selahattin Babüroğlu
Cahit Karakaş		Independent
Independent
CHP		26 March 1971 – 29 Sep 1971
13 Oct 1971 – 27 Oct 1971
10 Nov 1971 – 11 Dec 1971
Ministry of Labour Atilla SavIndependent
Ministry of Foreign CommerceÖzer DerbilIndependent
Ministry of Industry and TechnologyAyhan ÇilingiroğluIndependent
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesHaydar ÖzalpAP
Ministry TourismErol Yılmaz AkçalAP
Ministry of CultureTalat HalmanIndependent
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resourcesİhsan Topaloğlu
Atilla Sav
Nezih Devres		CHP26 March 1970 – 29 Sep 1971
13 Oct 1971 – 27 Oct 1971
10 Nov 1971 – 11 Dec 1971
Ministry of Youth and SportsSezai ErgunAP

Aftermath

Some of the technocrats in the cabinet resigned, and Nihat Erim decided to form a new government.

Trivia

, the Minister of Health, was the very first Turkish female cabinet minister in the history of Turkey.