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Mark Rutte (born 1967) is the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, supports private enterprise and economic liberalism.
Maria Cornelia Frederika "Rita" Verdonk is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and later founder of the Proud of the Netherlands (Trots) party and businesswoman.
Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician, historian and teacher currently serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006.
Jellejetta "Jetta" Klijnsma is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). She is the King's Commissioner of Drenthe since 1 December 2017.
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is a Minister without portfolio and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is tasked with the portfolios of Trade and Export, Development Cooperation and International Environmental Policies. The current Minister is Sigrid Kaag of the Democrats 66 (D66) who has been in office since 26 October 2017.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 9 June 2010. This was triggered by the fall of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet on 20 February with Queen Beatrix accepting the resignation of the Labour Party (PvdA) ministers on 23 February. The conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), led by Mark Rutte, won the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives while the social-democratic PvdA, led by Job Cohen, came a narrow second. The election was also noted for the rise of the Party for Freedom (PVV), which came third, led by controversial politician Geert Wilders. On the other hand, Balkenende's Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) saw a poor result, losing half its seats and dropping from first to fourth place. The Socialist Party (SP) also lost seats. Notably, the 31 seats won by the VVD was its most since 1998, and the one-seat margin between the VVD and PvdA is the closest on record.
Rutte is a Dutch surname originally meaning "son of Rut". Notable people with this surname include:
Edith Ingeborg Schippers is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman serving as President of the DSM Company since 1 February 2019.
The first Rutte cabinet, also called the Rutte–Verhagen cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 14 October 2010 until 5 November 2012. The cabinet was formed by the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) after the election of 2010. The cabinet was a right-wing coalition and had a minority in the House of Representatives but had confidence and supply from the Party for Freedom (PVV) for a slim majority with Liberal Leader Mark Rutte serving as Prime Minister. Christian Democratic Leader Maxime Verhagen served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.
Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She is the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Cabinet Rutte III since 26 October 2017. After the resignation of Eric Wiebes she became outgoing Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on 15 January 2021.
Ingrid Katharina van Engelshoven is a Dutch politician serving as Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017.
The second Rutte cabinet, also called the Rutte–Asscher cabinet, was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 5 November 2012 until 26 October 2017. The cabinet was formed by the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 2012. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives. VVD Leader Mark Rutte served as Prime Minister; prominent PvdA politician Lodewijk Asscher, a former alderman of Amsterdam, served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment.
Sander Dekker is a Dutch politician serving as Minister for Legal Protection in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Second Rutte cabinet (2012–2017).
Arno Rutte is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the municipal council of Groningen from 2010 to 2012. He is also the singer of the band 'Hairy Harry & The Ladyshavers'.
Barbara Visser is a Croatian–born Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She is the State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III since 26 October 2017.
Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren is a Dutch politician serving as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 May 2020 and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Third Rutte cabinet since 14 April 2020. She is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
The 2021 Dutch general election to elect the members of the House of Representatives is scheduled for 17 March.
This article lists major events that happened in 2017 in the Netherlands.
The third Rutte cabinet has been the cabinet of the Netherlands since 26 October 2017. It was formed by a coalition government of the political parties People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Democrats 66 (D66) and Christian Union (CU) after the general election of 2017. The cabinet formation took 225 days, a record high in the Netherlands.