Background
Korte, Rudolf Willem De was born on July 8, 1936 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Korte, Rudolf Willem De was born on July 8, 1936 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, 1964. Postgraduate, Harvard University Business School, 1964.
With various companies, Hong Kong, 1964-1966, Ethipia, 1967-1968. General sales manager Unilever-Emery Nevada, 1969-1971, director, 1972-1977. Member Lower House of Parliament, The Netherlands, 1977-1986.
Minister home affairs 1st Lubbers government, The Netherlands, 1986. Deputy prime minister, minister economic affairs 2d Lubbers government, The Netherlands, 1986-1989.
Secretary People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, 1971-1978. Member Wassenaar municipal council, 1978-1982.
Married; 2 children.