1st cabinet of the Executive Ministers of Turkey
# 1st cabinet of the Executive Ministers of Turkey

The 1st cabinet of executive ministers of Turkey (3 May 1920 – 24 January 1921 ) was the first government formed by the nationalists during the Turkish War of Independence. The Republic was not yet proclaimed and the government was called İcra vekilleri heyeti ("cabinet of executive ministers")

## Background

The chairman of the cabinet (equivalent to prime minister) was Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later named Atatürk.) The other members of the cabinet were elected by the parliament one by one.

## The government

In the list below, the name in parentheses is the surname the cabinet members assumed later (see Surname Law of 1934).

| Title | Name | Dates |
| - | - | - |
| Chairman | Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) | |
| Ministry of Sharia and the Foundations | Mustafa Fehmi (Gerçeker) | |
| Minister of Justice | Celalettin Arif | |
| Minister of General Staff | İsmet (İnönü) | |
| Minister of Defence | Fevzi (Çakmak) | |
| Minister of Interior | Cami (Baykurt) Hakkı Behiç (Bayiç) Nazım (Resmor) Refet (Bele) | 3 May 1920 - 13 July 1920 17 July 1920 - 4 September 1920 4 September 1920 - 6 September 1920 16 September 1920 - 24 January 1921 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Bekir Sami (Kunduh) | |
| Minister of Economy | Yusuf Kemal (Tengirşek) | |
| Minister of Finance | Hakkı Behiç (Bayiç) Ahmet Ferit (Tek) | 3 May 1920 - 17 July 1920 17 July 1920 - 24 January 1921 |
| Minister of Education | Rıza Nur Hamdullah Suphi (Tanrıöver) | 3 May 1920 - 13 December 1920 13 December 1920 - 24 January 1921 |
| Minister of Public Works | İsmail Fazıl Ömer Lütfi (Argeşo) | 26 May 1920 - 27 December 1920 27 December 1920 - 24 January 1921 |
| Minister of Health and Social Solidarity | Adnan (Adıvar) | |

## Aftermath

The chairman of the next cabinet was Fevzi Pasha who was the Minister of Defence in the first cabinet. After the proclamation of the Republic the Republican governments were renumbered beginning by 1st government of Turkey

