İsmet Yılmaz

İsmet Yılmaz
Yılmaz in 2011
Parliamentary Leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
17 November 2021  2 June 2023
Preceded byNaci Bostancı
Succeeded byAbdullah Güler
Minister of National Education
In office
24 May 2016  10 July 2018
Prime MinisterBinali Yıldırım
Preceded byNabi Avcı
Succeeded byZiya Selçuk
Minister of National Defense
In office
24 November 2015  24 May 2016
Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoğlu
Preceded byVecdi Gönül
Succeeded byFikri Işık
In office
6 July 2011  29 August 2014
Preceded byVecdi Gönül
Succeeded byVecdi Gönül
26th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office
1 July 2015  17 November 2015
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Ahmet Davutoğlu
DeputyNaci Bostancı
Şafak Pavey
Koray Aydın
Yurdusev Özsökmenler
Preceded byCemil Çiçek
Succeeded byİsmail Kahraman
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
12 June 2011  2 June 2023
ConstituencySivas (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Minister of Transport and Communication
In office
8 May 2007  29 August 2007
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byBinali Yıldırım
Succeeded byBinali Yıldırım
Personal details
Born (1961-12-10) 10 December 1961
Gürün, Sivas Province, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party
EducationHaydarpaşa High School
Alma mater
ProfessionMechanical engineer, law consultant, civil servant, politician
Cabinet59th, 61st, 62nd, 64th, 65th

İsmet Yılmaz (born 10 December 1961) is a Turkish politician who was a member of the Grand National Assembly from 2011 to 2023.

Previously he was Minister of National Defense and Minister of National Education. Yılmaz also briefly served as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a law consultant and mechanical engineer.