Ruud Lubbers

Who they were

Biography Early life Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers was born on 7 May 1939 in Rotterdam in the Province of South Holland . He studied economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and was a student of the first Nobel Prize in Economics laureate Jan Tinbergen . As suggested by the title of his 1962 thesis – "The influence of differing productivity trends in various countries on the current account of the balance of payments" – his main interest was in monetary affairs.

Personal life and death On 10 October 1962, Lubbers married Ria Hoogeweegen  [ nl ] (1940–2024) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and had two sons and one daughter, Paul, Bart and Heleen. Lubbers lived in the Rotterdam neighbourhood of Kralingen for most of his life and owned a vacation home in Dalfsen from 1995 until his death. Lubbers died in Rotterdam on 14 February 2018, at the age of 78. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2001 to 2005. He was a member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP), which later merged to become the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

Early life

Educated at: Erasmus University Rotterdam and Canisius College.

Path and career

Worked with / for: Harvard University, Hollandia, and Tilburg University.

Awards / honours: Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, Robert Schuman Medal, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Why this date

Ruud Lubbers appears on our February 14 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.