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| | '''Mark Rutte''' (born February 14, 1967) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician and leader of the liberal party [[VVD]] since 2006. | | '''Mark Rutte''' (born February 14, 1967) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician and leader of the liberal party [[VVD]] since 2006. |
| | [[File:Mark Rutte.jpg|thumb|200px|Mark Rutte]] | | [[File:Mark Rutte.jpg|thumb|200px|Mark Rutte]] |
| − | Serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, he led two cabinets. | + | Serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since October 14, 2010, he led two cabinets. |
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| | ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
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| | ==Political career== | | ==Political career== |
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| − | Rutte attended the Dutch poltics in 1988 where he was the leader of the Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (the Youth organisation of the VVD) until 1991. In 2002 Rutte was appointed as Undersecretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the second Balkenende cabinet, which existed until 17 June 2004, In the successive government he was Undersecretary for Education, Culture and Science until 27 June 2006. | + | Rutte attended the Dutch poltics in 1988 where he was the leader of the Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (the Youth organisation of the VVD) until 1991. In 2002 Rutte was appointed as Undersecretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the second Balkenende cabinet, which existed until June 17, 2004, In the successive government he was Undersecretary for Education, Culture and Science until June 27, 2006. |
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| | In preparation for the Dutch general election in November 2006, the VVD held an election for their new party-leader which was elected by the party members, Rutte opposed it to the at that moment favourite Rita Verdonk (which leaved the party in 2007), Rutte has won this election.<ref>http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/Contradictory-polls-in-Verdonk-Rutte-contest_136708.html</ref> | | In preparation for the Dutch general election in November 2006, the VVD held an election for their new party-leader which was elected by the party members, Rutte opposed it to the at that moment favourite Rita Verdonk (which leaved the party in 2007), Rutte has won this election.<ref>http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/Contradictory-polls-in-Verdonk-Rutte-contest_136708.html</ref> |
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| | ==Prime Minister== | | ==Prime Minister== |
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| − | After the Dutch general election in June 2010, the VVD wins 31 seats, and Rutte becomes Prime Minister of the Netherland on 14 October 2010, the formed government existed of his party , the CDA a Christian democratic party and tolerated by the [[Party for Freedom]] of [[Geert Wilders]]. | + | After the Dutch general election in June 2010, the VVD wins 31 seats, and Rutte becomes Prime Minister of the Netherlands on October 14, 2010, the formed government existed of his party , the CDA a Christian democratic party and tolerated by the [[Party for Freedom]] of [[Geert Wilders]]. |
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| | After the collapse of this government on April 23, 2012 in due to the negotiations about the reforms and budget for 2013, elections were held again in September 2012, where Rutte's wins again followed by the socialist Labor Party, they have formed a cabinet for four years and can be known as dramatically policies towards open borders, more support for the socialist [[European Union]] and ongoing immigration, like other nations in Western Europe. | | After the collapse of this government on April 23, 2012 in due to the negotiations about the reforms and budget for 2013, elections were held again in September 2012, where Rutte's wins again followed by the socialist Labor Party, they have formed a cabinet for four years and can be known as dramatically policies towards open borders, more support for the socialist [[European Union]] and ongoing immigration, like other nations in Western Europe. |