What does Mark Rutte do?
Politician
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Mark Rutte/Professions
listen); born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006.
What party is Mark Rutte?
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy
Mark Rutte/Parties
Who is the Dutch prime minister?
Mark RutteSince 2010
Netherlands/Prime minister
Incumbent. Mark Rutte The prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. The prime minister is the chair of the Council of Ministers and coordinates its policy with his cabinet.
What languages does Mark Rutte speak?
Dutch
Mark Rutte/Languages
Who is the king of Netherland?
Willem-Alexander
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
| Willem-Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Willem-Alexander in April 2013 | |
| King of the Netherlands | |
| Reign | 30 April 2013 – present |
| Inauguration | 30 April 2013 |
Is Mark Rutte a Democrat?
Is VVD liberal or conservative?
The People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie [ˈvɔl(ə)kspɑrˌtɛi voːr ˈvrɛiɦɛit ɛn deːmoːˈkraːtsi]; VVD) is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands.
What political party is Netherlands?
The major political parties are the PVV, D66, and VVD. The parties currently represented in the Dutch House of Representatives are: The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), a centre-right Christian democratic party.
Who is the greatest Dutch footballer of all time?
1 Dennis Bergkamp. There is only one word to describe the Dutch players in football, and that word describes them more than any other footballing country on the planet. That word is technique. Cruyff was known globally as “The total footballer”, and also as “The flying Dutchman”.
When did Mark Rutte become a Member of Parliament?
Between 1993 and 1997, Rutte was a member of the national board of the VVD. Rutte also served as a member of the VVD candidate committee for the general election of 2002. Rutte was elected as Member of Parliament in 2003.
What did Mark Rutte do for freedom and Democracy?
The Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy, the VVD’s youth wing, of which he had been chair, also backed him. During the elections he promised “to make the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy a party for everyone and not just of the elite”.
What was the name of Mark Rutte’s second wife?
His second wife was a sister of his first wife, Petronella Hermanna Dilling (17 March 1910 – 20 July 1945), who died while she and he were interned together in Tjideng, a prisoner of war camp in Batavia, now Jakarta, on 20 July 1945, during World War II. Rutte attended the Maerlant Lyceum from 1979 until 1985, specialising in the arts.
When did Mark Rutte become Secretary of State?
Rutte served as State secretary in the Social Affairs and Employment ministry from 22 July 2002 to 17 June 2004 in the First and Second Balkenende cabinets. Rutte was responsible for fields including bijstand ( municipal welfare) and arbeidsomstandigheden ( Occupational safety and health ).