This small octagonal building at the hofvijver is first mentioned in chronicles in 54 and probably dates from the first half of the 14th century. Dutch pm rutte appeals to nation to come together as. Dutch prime ministerelect mark rutte on october 8, started work to forge a new rightist, minority government that will rely heavily on the support of antiislam mp geert wilders. Mark rutte was extremely enthusiastic about our project when we spoke to him. Mark rutte prime minister, minister of general affairs. Prime ministers coronavirus speech almost universally.
In the countrys first national address by a prime minister in over 40 years, dutch prime minister mark rutte laid out three possible scenarios that affect how the coronavirus pandemic will impact the netherlands, pledged his support for workers and all business owners, and asked that the country unite to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control. But dutch prime minister mark rutte isnt like most leaders. Dutch king swears in premier ruttes third coalition. Oct 26, 2017 king willemalexander of the netherlands swore in prime minister mark ruttes third cabinet thursday, finally bringing an official end to whats been a recordbreaking process of putting. Mark rutte 1967 is a dutch politician who has been the prime minister of the netherlands since 14 october 2010. Op gedragen, vaderlijke toon richtte premier mark rutte zich. Mitsotakis is on an official visit to the netherlands. Officially, the residence of the premier is the catshuis, but its been a long time that a premier lived there. Sometimes he gets strange reactions from foreign guests when he wants to show his little. Act normal or go away dutch prime minister mark rutt gives an interview during the world economic forum in davos, switzerland, on thursday. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Nov 20, 2019 the current cabinet of the netherlands is the third rutte cabinet, which has been in power since 26 october 2017. First rutte cabinet wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Home documents television address by prime minister mark rutte of the netherlands. He said that the reality is that the coronavirus is among us, and will remain among us for the time being. Boom chicago founders, saskia maas, pep rosenfeld and andrew moskos went to het torentje to present prime minister mark rutte the first copy of their book the 25 most important years in dutch. Het torentje the little tower, offices of dutch prime minister mark. For the viewer on the left a portrait of thorbecke, in the center of the image the prime minister. Mark rutte is prime minister and minister of general affairs. Did you know that the tower in the middle of the photo is the office of the dutch prime minister mark rutte. The little tower, located at the binnenhof in the hague next to the. Maandagavond monday evening at 7 pm, ministerpresident prime minister mark rutte addressed the dutch people from the torentje little. He was also impressed with our drive and professional approach. May 15, 2016 i believe its safe to say that rutte, being the leader of one of the government coalition parties the vvd will be punished by the voters at the next elections.
Large part of country will contract new virus rest of the world news in a rare televised speech to the nation, dutch prime minister mark rutte on monday said a large part of the countrys 17 million population would contract the new coronavirus. Mark rutte is a dutch politician who has been the prime minister of the netherlands since 14 october 2010 and the leader of the peoples party for freedom and democracy since 31 may 2006. Prime minister rutte addresses the country about covid19. Mark rutte biography prime minister of netherlands bio,wiki. Dutch prime minister mark rutte speaks during a news conference after the second day of the european union leaders summit, held to. Sep 03, 2019 epa07814578 dutch prime minister mark rutte r receives his greek counterpart kyriakos mitsotakis at the torentje, the official office of the prime minister, in the hague, the netherlands, 03 september 2019. Television address by prime minister mark rutte of the. Mark rutte simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. State secretary for security and justice fred teeven and united states secretary of homeland security janet napolitano in the hague on 22 june 2011. Jun 10, 2010 its come as something of a surprise that mark rutte, the 43yearold leader of the rightwing liberals vvd, now stands on the threshold of the torentje, the room in the parliament building in the hague reserved for the dutch prime minister. How popular is prime minister mark rutte currently in the. Dutch leader takes trumplike turn in face of hardright. President donald trump meets with dutch prime minister mark rutte in the oval office at the white house, on july 2.
Binnenhof with on the left the little tower het torentje the office of the dutch prime minister mark rutte. Mark rutte height, age, wife, family, biography, net worth. Dutch prime minister mark rutte disagreed with president trump in a white house photoop on monday. Mar 20, 2018 during a visit to berlin march 3, dutch prime minister mark rutte bluntly came out against the recent trend led by germany, france and other eu states to create a topdown central supranational state along the lines of a united states of europe. The journalist robert caro, right, with the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, left, visited an old office of robert moses on randalls island. Amsterdam reuters dutch prime minister mark rutte said on tuesday all schools, restaurants, and gyms would remain closed until at least april. Some seven million people out of a population of 17 million watched prime minister mark rutte on television on monday night, in the first prime ministerial address to the nation since the 1974 oil crisis. Vanuit het torentje liet rutte zich zien als bezorgd regeringsleider, turend in. Binnenhof with het torentje little tower, offices of. Prime minister mark rutte will remain in office as he tries to form a coalition. He is accountable for the actions of members of the royal house. Rutte and wilders immediately clash about the mocromafia. Mar, 2017 dutch prime minister mark rutte is fighting for his political life ahead of this weeks national elections in which 28 parties are vying for seats in the netherlandss 150member lower house.
Mark is also the leader of the peoples party for freedom and democracy. Mark rutte, the dutch prime minister, made a sharp shift to the right on monday, publishing a fullpage advert warning immigrants to be normal. The prime ministers office is in the torentje the turret, which is part of the binnenhof complex in the hague. The prime minister presides over the cabinet and is also minister of general affairs.
The group was gathered near the house of representatives and five people met inside with the prime minister. Dutch prime minister mark rutte shakes hands with european chief brexit negotiator michel barnier for a meeting at the torentje, the official office of the prime minister in the hague, on february 4. He did not gain a majority in parliament, he won 31 out of 150 seats. Mark rutte born february 14, 1967 is a dutch politician, the vvd political party leader and 50 th prime minister, the netherlands from the hague netherlands. To the country at large, his election in 2006 as party leader was also a surprise, particularly as he was up against the popular but. Dutch prime minister mark rutte during a televised address on the outbreak. Mark rutte in his werkkamer in the torentje, discussing with adviseurs advisers image by ministerpresident rutte at under license cc by 2. President donald trump speak to reporters in the oval office on thursday, july 18, 2019. On 26 october 2017 mark rutte was appointed prime minister and minister of general affairs in the third rutte government.
Hkyke0 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The group believes several government policies are harming dutch society and that rutte is responsible for many social problems in the country. Dutch prime minister warns migrants to be normal or be gone. Dutch prime minister awkwardly interrupts president. Dutch prime minister warns migrants to be normal or be.
The dutch prime minister undermined his own public health advice in record time this week by shaking hands with a medical expert immediately after warning people against doing so. Dark clouds over the dutch houses of parliament, the hague. Op vaderlijke toon vraagt rutte om eenheid het parool. The mauritshuis left and het torentje right prime minister mark rutte in his office in 2012 prime minister mark rutte and his staff at work inside het torentje with in 2012. Hkyk7t from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Minister plenipotentiary wuite pays courtesy visit to prime. In fact, he is serving the position of the pm since 2010. Prime minister of the netherlands wikimili, the free. Dutch prime minister mark rutte says his country has. What did kropswolde wolfsbarge do during ruttes historic.
Mark rutte leans to his colleague as he finishes speaking and offers his hand. Boom chicago founders, saskia maas, pep rosenfeld and andrew moskos went to het torentje to present prime minister mark rutte the first. Mr rutte and mr guterres will begin the afternoon with a meeting at the prime ministers office, the torentje. He also has an active role in international affairs. Jul 18, 2018 boom chicago founders, saskia maas, pep rosenfeld and andrew moskos went to het torentje to present prime minister mark rutte the first copy of their book the 25 most important years in dutch. Prime minister mark rutte answers the questions that were asked on wednesday on the second day of the general political reflections. May 08, 2019 yellow vests refused to shake hands with prime minister rutte meeting at the torentje on tuesday. In zijn toespraak tot het volk heeft premier mark rutte alle nederlanders. His majesty king willemalexander, her majesty queen maxima and prime minister mark rutte are to attend the 74th session of the. Mar 17, 2020 maandagavond monday evening at 7 pm, ministerpresident prime minister mark rutte addressed the dutch people from the torentje little tower, which is the office of the dutch premier prime minister.
In zijn toespraak vanuit het torentje kondigde rutte geen nieuwe. Mark rutte was born in the hague on tuesday, february 14, 1967 generation x. Dutch prime minister mark rutte tells off trump right to his face. Dutch prime minister calls for greater economic ties with. The torentje is part of the binnenhof complex in the hague. Mar 17, 2020 the observant television viewer saw it on monday evening, during the historic speech by prime minister mark rutte about the corona crisis. Het torentje was first named in documents dating back to 54. May 15, 2016 the dutch prime minister is a big fan of robert caro. Dutch pm mark rutte tells donald trump to his face that he is. Yellow vests refused to shake hands with prime minister rutte.
It wasnt exactly a romp for rutte, whose conservativeliberal vvd won 33 seats. Prime minister mark rutte and his staff at work inside het torentje with in 2012 het torentje dutch. Dutch jews say former prime minister peddles antisemitism. Mark rutte caught shaking hands with colleague seconds. Mark rutte, the dutch prime minister, last night called on his country to make a point to the world and turn back the rising tide of populism in europe and america by rejecting the campaign.
Mark rutte pm of the netherlands works at the binnenhof in het torentje the little tower. Dutch prime minister mark rutte and his little tower. Thats how prime minister mark rutte described the dutch election result implying that there is a right kind, and that he deployed it to defeat geert wilders. Mr rutte s late father was a dutch east indies businessman and was 58 when mark was born. Cnbc interview with dutch prime minister, mark rutte, from. Prime minister mark rutte and his staff at work inside het torentje with in 2012. Most state leaders would avoid saying no to president trump in a room full of reporters. Dutch prime minister claims victory over antimuslim candidate geert wilders. Feb 24, 2017 dutch pm mark rutte causes outrage branding muslim call to prayer horrific whining dutch prime minister mark rutte has outraged muslim leaders after describing the islamic call to prayer singing.
Prime minister of the netherlands simple english wikipedia. Jan 24, 2017 prime minister mark rutte of the netherlands warned in an open letter of something wrong with our country and said the silent majority would no longer tolerate immigrants who come and. Jan 23, 2017 the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, has published an open letter to the countrys citizens ahead of elections in march, telling anyone who cannot respect its customs to leave. One of our board members works in the fishing on urk and he brought along a nice, tasty salmon for the prime minister. Prime minister mark rutte says large part of population will be infected mon, mar 16, 2020, 21. Dutch prime minister mark rutte immediately shook hands after announcing a nohandshake policy during a live television press conference monday. The mobile phones of prime minister rutte besides the three landline telephones, current prime minister mark rutte also uses an iphone 4 and a blackberry. They will then proceed to a lunch meeting at the ministry of general affairs, where mr zijlstra, ms kaag and minister of defence ank bijleveld will join them. Mar 30, 2020 the torentje matters because it houses the werkkamer of the premier. Rutte and mitsotakis discuss migration and investments in the. King willemalexander of the netherlands swore in prime minister mark rutte s third cabinet thursday, finally bringing an official end to whats been a recordbreaking process of putting. Dutch prime minister mark rutte shakes hands with european. Supplied the dutch prime minister has made a very public mistake while urging people to be more mindful of.
Jan 23, 2017 mark ruttes open letter appeals to farright voters ahead of a tight election. The new dutch cabinet of premier mark rutte 3rd l together with the dutch queen beatrix c pose on october 14, 2010 on the terrace of the ten bosch residence in the hague, the netherlands. Prime minister mark rutte and deputy prime minister of the united kingdom nick clegg in the torentje on 15 november 2010. Mark rutte was national chair of the jovd, the youth organisation of the vvd, from 1988 to 1991, and a member of the vvd party executive from 1993 to 1997. Dutch prime minister mark rutte was caught shaking hands with health expert jaap van dissel seconds after ordering an end to handshaking to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Dutch prime minister mark rutte and his little tower heavenly. Following are excerpts from a cnbc interview with mark rutte, prime minister of the netherlands, and cnbc s geoff cutmore. The president referred to upcoming discussion around. Mark rutte was born on february 14, 1967 in the hague, zuidholland, netherlands. When rutte was sworn in on 14 october 2010, he became the first liberal prime minister in 92 years, and the secondyoungest in dutch history. Dutch pm mark rutte causes outrage branding muslim call to. Prime minister mark rutte visited by happietaria rotterdam. The prime ministers office is in the torentje the turret, which is part of the binnenhof complex.
Sometimes he gets strange reactions from foreign guests when he wants to show his little tower. Ministerpresident van nederland is the head of the executive branch of the government of the netherlands in his capacity as chair of the council of ministers. Mark rutte born 14 february 1967 is a dutch politician. Jan 23, 2017 mark rutte, the dutch prime minister, made a sharp shift to the right on monday, publishing a fullpage advert warning immigrants to be normal or be gone as the netherlands gears up for a. Today prime minister rutte answers the questions from the lower house on behalf of the government. Premier mark rutte samen met zijn adviseurs in het torentje. The observant television viewer saw it on monday evening, during the historic speech by prime minister mark rutte about the corona crisis. In a rather historical speech, the first national address by a prime minister since the 1970s, dutch prime minister mark rutte addressed the country on live tv from the hague the prime minister started his speech by giving his condolences to the families of the people who have died of covid19 and acknowledging the concerns of the dutch people. He is seen with these devices on several photos and rutte also confirmed that he uses a blackberry when he publicly admitted that it accidently fell into a toilet in january 2011. The current dutch prime minister is mark rutte, in office since 2010. He has been prime minister of the netherlands since 14 october 2010. Dutch prime minister mark rutte tells off trump right to. Amsterdam reuters dutch prime minister mark rutte said on friday that disagreements between southern and northern eu countries about how to respond to the coronavirus are not insurmountable, as the netherlands came under fire from italy and spain for perceived insensitivity in the handling of the crisis. The little tower, located at the binnenhof in the hague next to the mauritshuis museum, has been the official office of the prime minister of the netherlands since 1982.
Prime minister mark rutte s address to the dutch people dutch prime minister mark rutte s speech to the dutch people last night was clear, calm and laid out the options facing countries. Its come as something of a surprise that mark rutte, the 43yearold leader of the rightwing liberals vvd, now stands on the threshold of the torentje, the room in the parliament building in the hague reserved for the dutch prime minister. Guido is reproducing it in english because essentially the dutch are. Rutte told the public that they should begin implementing other ways of greeting each other in an effort to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, bbc world reported. Netherlands pm says those who dont respect customs should. He addressed zorgen concerns about the virus and what the dutch overheid government is considering. Prime minister mark rutte of the netherlands warned in an open letter of something wrong with our country and said the silent majority would no longer tolerate immigrants who come and. The dutch prime minister has told his country to relax and unwind as they have enough toilet paper to poop for ten years amid the coronavirus crisis. Why dutch pm ruttes address was historical blogs transparent. The prime ministers official residence is known as the catshuis. Television address by prime minister mark rutte of the netherlands. Current prime minister mark rutte lives in a flat in the centre of the hague, closer to his office, the torentje in the binnenhof. The prime minister is the minister primarily accountable for the royal house. Mark is the youngest of seven children the other six were born to his fathers first wife.
Dutch pm rutte says schools, restaurants to stay shut till. The dutch prime minister is a big fan of robert caro the. Prime minister mark ruttes address to the dutch people. He assumed office on 14 october 2010 as the successor of jan peter balkenende.
321 440 1146 1534 322 441 1267 840 1205 363 294 1343 994 1604 1575 28 408 246 1005 232 1499 1235 480 864 1071 175 871 253 108 122 318 959 776 34 514 1076 371 514 172