Rudolf de Korte

Rudolf de Korte
Rudolf de Korte in 1985
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
14 July 1986  7 November 1989
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byGijs van Aardenne
Succeeded byWim Kok
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
14 July 1986  7 November 1989
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byGijs van Aardenne
Succeeded byKoos Andriessen
Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy
In office
9 July 1986  15 December 1986
Preceded byEd Nijpels
Succeeded byJoris Voorhoeve
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 March 1986  14 July 1986
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byFrits Korthals Altes
(Ad interim)
Succeeded byKees van Dijk
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
14 September 1989  1 September 1995
In office
3 June 1986  14 July 1986
In office
22 December 1977  12 March 1986
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Rudolf Willem de Korte

(1936-07-08)8 July 1936
The Hague, Netherlands
Died9 January 2020(2020-01-09) (aged 83)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(from 1959)
Spouse
Karin de Korte
(m. 1966)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Alma materLeiden University
(Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Science)
Harvard University
(Master of Business Administration)
Cranfield University
(Master of Business and Management)
OccupationPolitician · Chemist · Researcher · Businessman · Salesman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

Rudolf Willem de Korte (Dutch: [ˈrydɔl(ə)f ˈʋɪləm ˈkɔrtə]; 8 July 1936 – 9 January 2020) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.