Background
Simsek, Mehmet was born in 1967 in Batman, West Aksu Anca, Turkey.
Simsek, Mehmet was born in 1967 in Batman, West Aksu Anca, Turkey.
Graduate in economics, Ankara University Faculty Political Science, Turkey. Master in Financial and Economics, University Exeter, England, 1993.
Research assistant Ankara University Faculty Political Science. With Etibank, Turkey, 1993. Senior economist United States Embassy, Turkey, 1993—1997.
Research analyst Union Bank of Switzerland, New York City, 1997—1998. With Bender Securities, Istanbul, 1998—2000. Various positions of increasing responsibility Merrill Lynch, 2000—2005, president Europe, Middle East, Africa department economic and strategic research, 2005—2007.
Member of Parliament, Gaziantep 1 constituency Turkish Grand National Assembly, Ankara, since 2007. Minister state for economic affairs Government of Turkey, 2007—2009, minister finance, since 2009.