• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at a press conference in The Hague on 19 September 1983.
  • But after striking an agreement with industry and unions, Lubbers began slashing spending, earning himself the nickname "Ruud Shock" in Time magazine.
  • Ruud Lubbers is a former Dutch prime minister who took office in 2001 as UNHCR marked its 50th anniversary.
  • After retiring from politics, Lubbers worked as an advocate and activist for sustainable development and climate change. Ruud married Ria Hoogeweegen in 1962.
  • Dr.h.c. Rudolphus Franciscus Marie (Ruud) Lubbers was born in 1939 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After studying economics, he worked in business.
  • Ruud Lubbers (1939-2018) was one of the longest-serving prime ministers in Dutch history.
  • Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, was born in 1939-05-07 and died in 2018-02-14.
  • The longest-serving prime minister of the Netherlands, Ruud Lubbers, who has died aged 78, enjoyed a protracted political career, not only at home but also with the...
  • Ruud Lubbers was the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs from 1973 to 1977 and became Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 1982, serving for 12 years until 1994.
  • Ruud Lubbers was born on 7 May 1939 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Ria Hoogeweegen.