Yavuz Mildon, (born 1 June 1955, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the current president of the Congress of the Council of Europe.

Since he graduated in economics from the University of Istanbul, Yavuz Mildon has worked in the food-processing sector. He runs the Mildon Fish and Shellfish Company ^[1] in Gelibolu, Canakkale in the Marmara Region and is owner of a Seafood Export Company. From 1988 to 1992 he was president of the Gelibolu Chamber of Commerce. ^[2] His political career begain when he was elected to the Provincial Council of Canakkale, in the 1994 local elections. He has been a member of the Council of Europe Congress since 1995. He served as President of the Congress Chamber of Regions from 2004 to 2008 and has been President of the Congress since May 2008. He is also the head of the Turkish delegation to the Congress. Because of health problems, since January 2009 Ian Micallef has been acting President of the Congress. ^{[3] [4]}

He stood in the March 2009 election and was elected to the Provincial Council of the Sultangazi district of Istanbul (Sultangazi ilçesinden İl Genel Meclis). ^{[5] [6]} In August 2009, he made his first public appearance since December 2008, when he received a visit from the mayor of Sultangazi. ^[7]

He is married with two children.

[edit] References

1. ^ "EU approved companies directory: Turkey". Eurofish. March 2003. http://www.eurofish.dk/files/Turkey_50.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
2. ^ "Black Sea Euroregion initiative needed more than ever". Today's Zaman. 2008-09-01. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=151774. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
3. ^ "Yavuz Mildon". Congress of the Council of Europe. 2009. http://www.coe.int/t/congress/presentation/CV-Mildon_en.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
4. ^ "Dr. Ian Micallef mahtur President ad interim". Local Councils Association of Malta. 2009. http://www.lca.org.mt/pages/iseFullArticle.asp?id=199. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
5. ^ "Yavuz Mildon re-elected regional councilor in Turkey". Communities Association of Armenia. 2009-04-07. http://www.caa.am/eng/news_sec.php?section=NEWS&id=23&page=1. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
6. ^ "Biography, President of the Congress". Council of Europe information office in Georgia. 2009. http://portal.coe.ge/index.php?lan=en&id=media&sub=9. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
7. ^ "Türkiye Başbakanla çağ atladı". Haberkentim. 2009-08-24. http://www.haberkentim.com/turkiye-basbakanla-cag-atladi_haberi_8803.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 

[edit] External links

• Yavuz Mildon website
• Yavuz Mildon cv on FEDRE