Mark Rutte | |
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14th Secretary General of NATO | |
Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
Deputy | Radmila Šekerinska |
Preceded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office 14 October 2010 – 2 July 2024 | |
Monarch | |
Deputy | See list
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Preceded by | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Succeeded by | Dick Schoof |
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 |
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 |
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 | The Hague, Netherlands | 14 February 1967
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Education | Leiden University (BA, MA) |
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Mark Rutte (born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has been the 14th Secretary General of NATO since 2024. He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024. 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]