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Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈryt ˈlʏbərs] (13px ); born 7 May 1939) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 November 1982 until 22 August 1994. A businessman and economist by occupation, Lubbers was a corporate director with Hollandia Corporate from 1965 until 1973 when he left to become Minister of Economic Affairs from 11 May 1973 until 19 December 1977 in the Cabinet den Uyl. He became a Member of the House of Representatives from 22 December 1977 until 4 November 1982. Originally a member of the Catholic People's Party, since 1980 he has been a member of the CDA. When CDA parliamentary leader Wim Aantjes resigned due to a World War II controversy, Lubbers succeed him and served from 7 November 1978 until 4 November 1982. When CDA party leader and sitting Prime Minister Dries van Agt announced his retirement, Lubbers was chosen to succeed him and became Prime Minister. The longest-tenured Prime Minister in Dutch history, he headed the Cabinets Lubbers I, II and III. Lubbers was regarded by many during his time in office as an ideological heir to Margaret Thatcher. One of his campaign slogans was: "meer markt, minder overheid" (more market, less government).After his premiership, Lubbers semi-retired from active politics and became a Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and Tilburg University from 1995 until 2001. He became the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on 1 January 2001 and served until his resignation on 20 February 2005. Lubbers acted as informateur for two cabinet formations, the Cabinet Balkenende III in 2006 and the Cabinet Rutte in 2010. Lubbers holds the records of being the youngest Prime Minister in Dutch history, as well as the longest-tenured Prime Minister in Dutch history. He is currently a member of the Club de Madrid, an organization of former democratic statesmen that works to strengthen democratic governance and leadership.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie
Birth date	May 07, 1939
Birth name	Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers
Birth place	Netherlands , Rotterdam
Nationality	Netherlands
Religion	Catholic Church
Residence	Netherlands , Rotterdam , Dalfsen
Education	Master of Arts Honorary degree Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Radboud University Nijmegen Georgetown University Grand Valley State University Erasmus University Rotterdam

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