Oct 1, 2024 · Mark Rutte took office as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 14th Secretary General on 1 October 2024. As a former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mr Rutte has a distinguished record of domestic and international achievements including security, defence, employment and social affairs, and economics.

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. [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.

On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.

2 days ago · NATO Secretary General visits the United States 14 Mar. 2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with members of the Senate: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and U.S. Senator Angus King

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the praise for President Donald Trump on Thursday as the two met in the Oval Office at a time when the president’s comments have raised doubts about his commitment to the transatlantic alliance and its mutual defense treaty.. Rutte welcomed Trump’s efforts to get fellow members of the alliance to step up their defense spending ...

3 days ago · NATO chief Mark Rutte, who leads the world’s most powerful military alliance, is finding himself sitting in the backseat. France and the United Kingdom are going straight to President Donald ...

3 days ago · Mark Rutte (born February 14, 1967, The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician who drew praise for his chameleonic ability to find common ground and broker unlikely alliances to form coalition governments during his four terms as …

Jun 27, 2024 · NATO on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine.

3 days ago · PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he’s secretary general of NATO and doing a fantastic job. ... PRESIDENT TRUMP: What Mark is saying is: When I first went to NATO, my first meeting, I noticed ...

Oct 1, 2024 · One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, stepped down on Tuesday, handing over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the military alliance...