Mark Rutte
Mark Rutte (born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician. He has been Prime Minister of The Netherlands since 14 October 2010. He was leader of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 to 2023.[1][2] In July 2023, Rutte and his government announced their resignations.[3]
Mark Rutte | |
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.jpg) Rutte in March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2010 | |
| Monarch | Beatrix Willem-Alexander |
| Deputy | Maxime Verhagen Lodewijk Asscher Hugo de Jonge Kajsa Ollongren Carola Schouten Sigrid Kaag Wopke Hoekstra |
| Preceded by | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| In office 31 May 2006 – 14 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jozias van Aartsen |
| Succeeded by | Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius |
| State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| In office 17 June 2004 – 27 June 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Annette Nijs |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Bruins |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 22 July 2002 – 17 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Hans Hoogervorst Annelies Verstand |
| Succeeded by | Henk van Hoof |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 31 March 2021 – 10 January 2022 | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 26 October 2017 | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 5 November 2012 | |
| In office 28 June 2006 – 14 October 2010 | |
| In office 30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1967 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Residence | Catshuis (official) |
| Education | Leiden University (BA, MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
In 2010, Rutte won the elections with his party. He did not gain a majority in parliament, he won 31 out of 150 seats. Before he could form his government, there were four weeks of negotiations with the Christian-democratic CDA and the right-wing PVV of Geert Wilders. Wilders was not in the government, but he was supporting the government on several issues. These issues were discussed in those four weeks. When he was sworn in on 14 October 2010, he became the first liberal Prime Minister in the Netherlands in 92 years.[4]
The First Rutte cabinet, consisting of VVD, CDA, and PVV, lasted from 2010 to 2012. The Second Rutte cabinet, consisting of VVD and PvdA, lasted from 2012 to 2017. The Third Rutte cabinet, consisting of VVD, D66, CDA, and CU, lasted from 2017 to 2022.
On 15 January 2021, Rutte announced his resignation and that of his government because of a child welfare scandal.[5]
Rutte has been leading the Fourth Rutte cabinet, consisting of VVD, D66, CDA, and CU, since 10 January 2022.
On 7 July 2023, Rutte announced his government's resignation after his coalition failed to agree on how to handle increasing migration.[6] His government will take on a caretaker role until the next general election.[7] Rutte said that he will be leaving politics all together.[8]
Personal life
Rutte is single and lives in The Hague. He frequently uses his bike for government duties at the Binnenhof and the Catshuis. He is also a part time teacher at a high school in The Hague.
References
Other websites
- Bio at Parlement.com
- Bio at Government.nl Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
