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Ruud Lubbers

1939 - 2018

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Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt ˈlʏbərs] ; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2001 to 2005. He was a member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP), which later merged to become the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. Lubbers studied Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics obtaining a Master of Science degree and worked as a corporate director for the manufacturing company Hollandia in Rotterdam from April 1963 until May 1973 and as trade association executive for the Christian Employers' Association (NCW) from January 1965 until May 1973. After the election of 1972 Lubbers was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Den Uyl cabinet taking office on 11 May 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruud Lubbers is the 4,632nd most popular politician (down from 3,762nd in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Dutch Politician.

Ruud Lubbers is most famous for being the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ruud Lubbers ranks 4,632 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Anne of York, Giuseppe Conte, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Amyntas I of Macedon. After him are Claudia Acte, Bernabò Visconti, Moza bint Nasser, Bartolomé Mitre, I. I. Chundrigar, and Ranjit Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ruud Lubbers ranks 74. Before him are Joaquim Chissano, Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Daniel C. Tsui, Milva, and Carolina Herrera. After him are Ricardo Bofill, Amancio Amaro, Bertrand Blier, Gangubai Kothewali, Kim Jae-ryong, and Richard Serra. Among people deceased in 2018, Ruud Lubbers ranks 71. Before him are Milena Dravić, Joël Robuchon, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Keith O'Brien, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and Gérard Genette. After him are Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, Quini, and Anthony Bourdain.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ruud Lubbers ranks 170 out of 1,646. Before him are Martinus Beijerinck (1851), Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Pieter Lastman (1583), Famke Janssen (1964), Pim Fortuyn (1948), and Piet Keizer (1943). After him are Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), Mariska Veres (1947), Arjen Robben (1984), Ary Scheffer (1795), and Geert Wilders (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Ruud Lubbers ranks 22. Before him are Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), Wim Kok (1938), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Roméo Dallaire (1946), and Pim Fortuyn (1948). After him are Geert Wilders (1963), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), and Anton Mussert (1894).

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