[PAR] [TLE] Dutch general election, 2010 [SEP] General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday, 9 June 2010.  It was triggered by the fall of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet on 20 February with Queen Beatrix accepting the resignation of the Labour Party ministers on 23 February.  The conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), led by Mark Rutte, won the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives while the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA), led by Job Cohen, came a narrow second.  It was also noted for the rise of the controversial politician Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom (PVV), which came in third.  On the other hand, the election was a poor result for Balkenende and his Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), which lost half its seats and dropped from first to fourth place.  The Socialist Party (SP) also lost seats.  Notably, the 31 seats won by the VVD is the fewest in years, and the one-seat margin between the VVD and PvdA is the closest on record. [PAR] [TLE] Mark Rutte [SEP] Mark Rutte (] ; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, and the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie – VVD) since 31 May 2006.
[PAR] [TLE] Dutch general election , 2010 [ SEP ] General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday , 9 June 2010 . It was triggered by the fall of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende 's fourth cabinet on 20 February with Queen Beatrix accepting the resignation of the Labour Party ministers on 23 February . The conservative - liberal People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD ) , led by Mark Rutte , won the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives while the social - democratic Labour Party ( PvdA ) , led by Job Cohen , came a narrow second . It was also noted for the rise of the controversial politician Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom ( PVV ) , which came in third . On the other hand , the election was a poor result for Balkenende and his Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA ) , which lost half its seats and dropped from first to fourth place . The Socialist Party ( SP ) also lost seats . Notably , the 31 seats won by the VVD is the fewest in years , and the one - seat margin between the VVD and PvdA is the closest on record . [PAR] [TLE] Mark Rutte [ SEP ] Mark Rutte ( ] ; born 14 February 1967 ) is a Dutch politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010 , and the Leader of the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie – VVD ) since 31 May 2006 .
During the 2010 Dutch general election, which current Prime Minister led the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy?
During the 2010 Dutch general election , which current Prime Minister led the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy ?
Mark Rutte
Mark Rutte