Mark Rutte (Dutch: [ˈmɑr(ə)k ˈrʏtə] ⓘ; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who serves as the 14th secretary general of NATO since October 2024. [1] 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.

Oct 1, 2024 · Mr Rutte is the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister to date. During his tenure, he steered the Netherlands through times of significant national and global upheaval, including the economic crisis, the coronavirus pandemic, and the war in Ukraine.

Jan 23, 2025 · NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.

Jun 26, 2024 · AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Mark Rutte, chosen to be NATO’s next secretary-general, is a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a staunch ally of Ukraine who honed his skills as a...

Jan 14, 2025 · He was the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history and a noted liberal voice on the European Council. In October 2024 he became secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rutte was born in The Hague, where his father, Izaäk, settled after World War II.

Jan 23, 2025 · Mr Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General: I would say that AI on balance is very good news for the Western democracy, because it gives you access to a huge fund of wisdom and information. And many of my friends have shut off Google and are just using AI tools, even as a search engine, to get to the latest insights, etc.

Oct 2, 2024 · Often pictured cycling to work, the 57-year-old yesterday started his new position as NATO secretary-general, charged with steering the 32-nation alliance through a period of Russian belligerence and possibly US indifference.

Jan 23, 2025 · But before that, I did want to give Mark Rutte a chance to respond, respond to Ambassador Grennell, because he did directly address some of the comments you made. NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte – Yes, well, he is right, of course, that the problem is not the US, the problem is Europe. The problem is that – and Trump has consistently ...

Sep 30, 2024 · NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold the Western alliance together amid war in Ukraine, fears over Moscow's next...

Jun 26, 2024 · BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States’...