Prof.Dr. Nami Çağan

 

Professor Çağan graduated from the Faculty of Law at Ankara University in 1969, was admitted to the Public Finance Department of the same Faculty as a research assistant in 1970, and obtained the titles of doctorate in 1975, associate professor in 1981 and professor in 1988.

He attended the postgraduate program on ? European Integration? organised by the University of Amsterdam during the period 1977-1978.He gave lectures on public finance , budgeting and tax law at Ankara University and Middle East Technical University.

Professor Çağan was elected as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of İstanbul in the general election of October 20, 1991 while he was serving as assistant dean in the Faculty of Political Science of Ankara University. He retained his seat in Parliament in the general elections held on December 25, 1995 and April 18, 1999.

He was given the portfolio in the three party coalition formed on June 30, 1997 as Minister of Labour and Social Security.He was appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Security and then as Minister of Finance in the Minority Government established on January 11, 1999. He was Minister of Forestry in the three party coalition formed on May 28, 1999 and continued in this post until the general election of November 3 , 2002.

Professor Çağan joined Atılım University as the dean of theFaculty of Law in August 2003.