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3rd President of Northern Cyprus
In office 23 April 2010 – 30 April 2015
Prime Minister	Hüseyin Özgürgün (Acting) İrsen Küçük Sibel Siber Özkan Yorgancıoğlu
Preceded by	Mehmet Ali Talat
Succeeded by	Mustafa Akıncı
Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus
In office 5 May 2009 – 23 April 2010
President	Mehmet Ali Talat
Preceded by	Ferdi Sabit Soyer
Succeeded by	Hüseyin Özgürgün (Acting)
In office 16 August 1996 – 13 January 2004
President	Rauf Denktaş
Preceded by	Hakkı Atun
Succeeded by	Mehmet Ali Talat
In office 19 July 1985 – 1 January 1994
President	Rauf Denktaş
Preceded by	Mustafa Çağatay
Succeeded by	Hakkı Atun
Leader of the National Unity Party
In office 29 November 2008 – 23 April 2010
Preceded by	Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Succeeded by	İrsen Küçük
In office 18 December 1983 – 11 February 2006
Preceded by	Mustafa Çağatay
Succeeded by	Hüseyin Özgürgün
Minister of National Education, Training and Cultural Affairs
In office 5 July 1976 – 10 May 1977
Prime Minister	Nejat Konuk
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Orhan Zihni Bilgehan
Member of the Assembly of Republic
In office 20 June 1976 – 22 April 2010
Constituency	Gazimağusa (1976, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009)
Personal details
Born	(1938-03-07) 7 March 1938 (age 87) Famagusta, British Cyprus
Political party	National Unity Party
Spouse	Meral Eroğlu
Alma mater	Istanbul University

Derviş Eroğlu, born on March 7, 1938, is a politician from Northern Cyprus. He was the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010 to 2015. Before becoming president, he served as Prime Minister for many years. He was also the leader of the National Unity Party twice. He holds the record for being the longest-serving Prime Minister and Member of Parliament in Northern Cyprus.

Early Life and Education

Derviş Eroğlu was born in Famagusta in 1938. He went to Istanbul University to study medicine. He graduated in 1963. Later, he became a specialist in urology, which is a type of doctor.

Political Career

Eroğlu meeting José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

Eroğlu started his political journey in 1976. He joined the Assembly of the Republic in what was then called the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. From 1976 to 1977, he was the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports.

In November 1983, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly of Northern Cyprus. As the leader of the National Unity Party (UBP), he became Prime Minister several times. He served as Prime Minister from 1985 to 1993, and again from 1996 to 2004. After his party won the election in 2009, he became Prime Minister once more until 2010.

In 2005, Eroğlu stepped down as the leader of his party. He felt it was time for younger people to lead. However, he was re-elected as party leader in 2008.

On April 18, 2010, Derviş Eroğlu was elected as the President of Northern Cyprus. The United Nations does not officially recognize Northern Cyprus as a country. Because of this, they saw Derviş Eroğlu as the main negotiator for the Turkish Cypriot community.

In the 2015 elections, he was not re-elected. Mustafa Akıncı became the new president.