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MINISTERS’ DEPUTIES |
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CM(2020)35 |
17 February 2020[1] |
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1371st meeting, 25 March 2020 1 General questions
1.6 Deputy Secretary General – Interviews with candidates |
The Secretariat recalls that, on 22 January 2020 (1365th meeting, item 1.6), the Deputies adopted the timetable for the election procedure of the Deputy Secretary General. The closing date for the submission of candidates is fixed at 2 March 2020.
By letter dated 7 February 2020, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey informed the Secretary General that the Turkish government proposed the candidature of Mrs Leyla Kayacik for the post of Deputy Secretary General (cf Appendix III).
On 13 February 2020, the Secretary General forwarded this candidature to the Chair of the Ministers’ Deputies.
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Leyla Kayacik
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born on 4 January 1959 in Ankara (Turkey). Married, two children
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2019 Deputy Secretary to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
2017 Head of the Private Office of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General
2015 Senior Adviser to the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General
2008 Adviser to the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General
2004 Head of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara
2003 Deputy Executive Secretary of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)
1994 Member of the Secretariat of the European Social Charter Department
1989 Member of the Secretariat of the then European Commission of Human Rights
EDUCATION
1993 Law Degree at the University of Strasbourg
1988 Degree in English language and literature at the University of Nice
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Turkish, French and English
Biography
Ms Leyla Kayacik is an experienced, long-time member of the Secretariat. She joined the Council of Europe in 1989 as a member of the Secretariat of the former European Commission of Human Rights. In that role, she also took part in the first fact-finding missions to Turkey within the scope of individual applications.
From 1994 to 2004, she served - first as a lawyer then as Deputy Executive Secretary - in the Secretariat of the European Social Charter, a Council of Europe Treaty guaranteeing social rights.
In 2004, she opened the first Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara and was Head of the Office until 2008. She actively contributed to the implementation of joint Council of Europe – European Union programmes related to judiciary and penitentiary reforms. This post enabled her to develop her capacity to have a constructive dialogue with different stakeholders at all levels. She also negotiated and managed the budgetary aspects of these programmes.
In 2008, she was appointed Adviser to the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe on matters related to human rights and the rule of law, with a special focus on the European Court of Human Rights.
In 2015, she became Senior Adviser to the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General.
During that appointment, she had the opportunity to focus on monitoring country specific legal and human rights-related activities. She equally gained valuable experience through her active contributions to the reform process of the Organisation.
In February 2017, she was appointed Director of the Private Office. She played a key role in important political and strategic decisions for the Organisation. This posting also proved very valuable in developing high-level contacts with national authorities, successive Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly, parliamentarians, civil society and representatives of other international organisations, especially with the European Union. It also enabled her to consolidate her experience in the internal management of the Organisation, including budgetary and staff matters. She entertained an open and constructive communication with the Staff Committee.
After an 11-year career in the Private Office of the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General,
Ms Kayacik joined the Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in September 2019, as Deputy Secretary to the Committee.
Throughout her career and particularly in recent years, Ms Kayacik became experienced and adept at engaging with a range of stakeholders in order to forge consensus and take decisions as required, even on the most contentious of issues.
Ms Kayacik studied English language and literature at the University of Nice followed by a Master’s degree in Law at the University of Strasbourg.
She is fluent in Turkish, French and English.
She is married with two children.