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Mark Rutte

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Mark Rutte (Dutch: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈrʏtə] ; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has served as the 14th secretary general of NATO since October 2024. He previously served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024 and leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 to 2023. Serving a total of almost 14 years, Rutte is the longest-serving prime minister in Dutch history. After originally embarking on a business management career working for Unilever, Rutte entered national politics in 2002 as a member of Jan Peter Balkenende's cabinets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Rutte is the 2,071st most popular politician (up from 2,654th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 113th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Politician.

Mark Rutte is most famous for being the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. He is also the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mark Rutte ranks 2,071 out of 19,576. Before him are Afonso II of Portugal, Pepi I Meryre, Taksin, Jovanka Broz, Kęstutis, and Ladislaus IV of Hungary. After him are Desiderius, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Amaro Pargo, and Odilo Globočnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Mark Rutte ranks 10. Before him are Jamie Foxx, Roberto Baggio, Kurt Cobain, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Jürgen Klopp. After him are Mikheil Saakashvili, David Guetta, Carla Bruni, Andrés Escobar, Kane, and Sam Harris.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Mark Rutte ranks 72 out of 1,646. Before him are Michiel de Ruyter (1607), Hugo de Vries (1848), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Pieter de Hooch (1629), and Ronald Koeman (1963). After him are Han van Meegeren (1889), Peter Canisius (1521), Sylvia Kristel (1952), Dieric Bouts (1415), Herman Boerhaave (1668), and Willebrord Snellius (1580).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Mark Rutte ranks 10. Before him are Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), William I of the Netherlands (1772), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), William II of the Netherlands (1792), and William II, Prince of Orange (1626). After him are Johan de Witt (1625), William II of Holland (1228), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576).

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