Profile Of Mark Rutte, The Liberal PM Of The Netherlands And Acknowled Indonesian Independence

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, officially admitted that Indonesia's independence fell on August 17, 1945. (Between/Zabur Karuru)

YOGYAKARTA - Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, finally admitted that Indonesia was independent on August 17, 1945 ago. This statement is in the public spotlight, both Indonesian and world society. So what is the profile of the Mark Rutte PM for the mill country like?

This confession was conveyed by Mark Rutte during a discussion on decolonialization carried out by the Dutch government from 1945 to 1950. This recognition is a new history for the Indonesian people.

"Currently, the Netherlands fully and unconditionally recognizes that Indonesia was independent on August 17, 1945," said Mark Rutte on Wednesday (14/06).

So far, the Dutch have never recognized August 17, 1945 as Indonesia's independence day. The country, which has carried out colonialism in the country, recognized that Indonesia was independent on December 7, 1949, according to the announcement time of the results of the last Round Table Conference.

Mark Rutte's statement regarding Indonesian Independence is certainly quite surprising and makes the Dutch PM a public conversation. What is Mark Rutte's profile like and his political career like?

Mark Rutte was born in The Hague, Netherlands, on February 14, 1967. Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has been elected Prime Minister since October 14, 2010. The Prime Minister is the highest position in the Dutch country that implements a form of constitutional monarchy government with a parliamentary system.

Mark Rutte studied at the Gymnasium High School and graduated in 1985. Mark Rutte then continued his education at Leiden University taking a History study. He won the MA title in 1992.

After completing his studies, Mark Rutte did not immediately enter politics. Rutte started his career in the business world first. Rutte works as a manager for Unilever and Calver companies. The route holds positions in the department of human resources in Unilever until 1997.

Mark Rutte was later appointed staff manager for Van Den Bergh Nederland, a subsidiary of Unilever, between 1997 and 2000. In 2000, Rutte became a member of the Company's Human Resources Group. In the same year, he was also selected as a human resource manager for another subsidiary of Unilever, IgloMora Groep.

Mark Rutte started his political career in 2002 when he was appointed Minister of State Secretary for Social and Civil Service. Rutte served the administration of former PM Jan Peter Balkenende from 2022 to 2004.

Over time, Mark Rutte's political career continued to increase. For the period 2004 to 2006, Mark Rutte was elected secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Rutte also held the position of leader of the VVD Party from 2006 to 2011.

Rutte, who is still a new player in the political crater, won the election with 51.5 percent of the votes. Rutte received a lot of support because she was considered a competent politician and had many other unique sides. In 2008, Rutte also briefly became a guest teacher at a school owned by the Johan de Witt foundation in Den Hague teaching Dutch and Social Science.

The peak of Rutte's career he managed to climb in 2010 when he was elected Prime Minister of the Netherlands. In the 2012 elections, Rutte and the VVD Party won again. Rutte also managed to maintain the position of Dutch PM for the third time in 2017 until now.

That is the review of the profile of Mark Rutte, the Dutch PM, who acknowledged that Indonesia's independence fell on August 17, 1945. Mark Rute became the first PM liberal in the Netherlands in 92 years. Rutte is also known as a humble figure and respects differences.

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