NATO’s new Secretary General is Rutte

NATO has approved Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the new Secretary-General. Rutte will replace NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term will end on October 1st. NATO’s new Secretary-General has been announced. In a written statement from NATO, it was announced that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been appointed as the new Secretary-General after receiving the support of the 32 member countries. It was stated that Rutte will take over the leadership of the alliance on October 1st, when the term of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ends.
Romanian Prime Minister candidate had withdrawn Meanwhile, 57-year-old Rutte remained as the only candidate after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his withdrawal from the race last week. Rutte, who resigned on July 7, 2023, due to the collapse of the coalition government in the Netherlands, had announced that he would continue his prime ministerial duties until a new government is formed and then retire from active politics.
Stoltenberg’s term extended 4 times 65-year-old Stoltenberg, who has been NATO Secretary-General since 2014, had his term extended 4 times due to Russia’s initiation of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Stoltenberg served as the Minister of Finance in Norway from 1996 to 2000, and as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2013.