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 is the leader of the conservative liberal party VVD.[1][2]
He is also a teacher at a school in The Hague.
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.[3]
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.
Rutte has been leading the Third Rutte cabinet, consisting of VVD, CDA, D66 and CU, since 26 October 2017.
On 15 January 2021, Rutte announced his resignation and that of his government because of a child welfare scandal.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ (in Dutch) Mark Rutte teruggekeerd in Tweede Kamer
- ↑ government.nl
- ↑ (in Dutch) Mark Rutte: eerste liberale premier sinds 1918
- ↑ "Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resign over child welfare scandal". CBS News. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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