Ersan Saner | |
Office1: | Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus |
Term Start1: | 9 December 2020 |
Term End1: | 5 November 2021 |
President1: | Ersin Tatar |
Predecessor1: | Ersin Tatar |
Successor1: | Faiz Sucuoğlu |
Office2: | Leader of the National Unity Party |
Predecessor2: | Ersin Tatar |
Successor2: | Faiz Sucuoğlu |
Term Start2: | 20 December 2020 |
Term End2: | 31 October 2021 |
Office3: | Minister of Labor and Social Security |
Term Start3: | 16 April 2016 |
Term End3: | 2 February 2018 |
President3: | Mustafa Akıncı |
Primeminister3: | Hüseyin Özgürgün |
Predecessor3: | Asım Akansoy |
Successor3: | Zeki Çeler |
Office4: | Minister of Transport and Public Works |
Term Start4: | 17 May 2010 |
Term End4: | 13 June 2013 |
President4: | Derviş Eroğlu |
Primeminister4: | Irsen Küçük |
Successor4: | İsmail Başarır |
Office5: | Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture |
Term Start5: | 5 May 2009 |
Term End5: | 17 May 2010 |
President5: | Mehmet Ali Talat |
Primeminister5: | Derviş Eroğlu |
Predecessor5: | Erdoğan Şanlıdağ |
Successor5: | Kemal Dürüst |
Office7: | Member of the Assembly of Republic |
Term Start7: | 19 April 2009 |
Term End7: | 23 January 2022 |
Constituency7: | Gazimağusa (2009, 2013,2018) |
Birth Place: | Famagusta, Cyprus |
Party: | National Unity Party |
Alma Mater: | University of Trakya |
Hamza Ersan Saner (born 1966) served as the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 9 December 2020 to 5 November 2021.[1] [2]
President Ersin Tatar gave the task of establishing the government on 7 November 2020 to Ersan Saner, as he would temporarily serve as its chair until the National Unity Party Congress. After 14 days of contacts with other political parties, he was unable to form a government and returned the post on 21 November 2020. After the Leader of the Republican Turkish Party, Tufan Erhürman, who was given the task of forming the government, could not form the government, Ersan Saner was assigned to form the government for the second time on 7 December 2020. On 8 December 2020, the National Unity Party - Democratic Party and the Rebirth Party Coalition Government protocol was signed. He became the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus when the list of ministers was approved by the President of the Republic Ersin Tatar on 9 December 2020.[3] [4]
Saner was born in 1966 in Famagusta. He graduated from Trakya University, Department of Architecture in the year 1988.Saner is married and has 2 children and speaks English.[5]
Saner was under pressure to resign after a video emerged of him masturbating while speaking to a scantily clad woman on the video app FaceTime.[6] [7]
On 13 October 2021, Saner informed President Tatar that his government has resigned. Per the Constitution of Northern Cyprus, he remained in office as the caretaker Prime Minister until the formation of a new government under Faiz Sucuoğlu.[8]