Arno Rutte


Arno Rutte is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, he was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 13 October 2019, after he had announced his departure in August 2019. On 5 September 2025, he was appointed state secretary for legal protection in the demissionary Schoof cabinet, succeeding Teun Struycken when his party left the cabinet.
Previously, he was a member of the municipal council of Groningen from 2010 to 2012.
He is also the singer of the band 'Hairy Harry & The Ladyshavers'.
He is unrelated to former Prime Minister and Party Leader Mark Rutte.
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