What is Rudolf de Korte?
[[File:Rudolf de Korte 1985 (1).jpg|thumb|200px|Rudolf de Korte, 1985]] '''Rudolf Willem de Korte''' (8 July 1936 – 9 January 2020) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] politician and businessman. He was a member of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD). He served as the leader of the VDD in 1986. He was a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] (1977–1986, 1986, 1989–1995). He held many government roles, including as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Deputy Prime Minister]] (1986–1989), [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs]] (1986–1989) and [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior]] (1986). De Korte was born in [[The Hague]]. He married his wife, Karin, in 1966. The couple had two children. De Korte died on 9 January 2020 in [[Wassenaar]], [[South Holland]]. He was 83.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/oud-vicepremier-en-vvd-politicus-rudolf-de-korte-83-overleden~a781c7d8/|lang=nl|title=Oud-vicepremier en VVD-politicus Rudolf de Korte (83) overleden|work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|date=10 January 2020|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Korte, Rudolf de}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch businesspeople]] [[Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from The Hague]]