Rob Jetten
Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2026
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- Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten ( Dutch: [ˈrɔp ˈjɛtə(n)] ; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 23 February 2026.
- Previously, he served in the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister for Climate and Energy Policy from 2022 to 2024 and as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2024.
- He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2017 general election and was chosen as D66's youngest ever parliamentary leader in 2018.
- Jetten replaced Kaag as the demissionary First Deputy Prime Minister in 2024.
- A four-month cabinet formation led to the minority Jetten cabinet in February 2026, which made Jetten the youngest person, the first openly gay person, and the first politician from the D66 party to serve as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten (Dutch: [ˈrɔp ˈjɛtə(n)]; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 23 February 2026. He has also been serving as leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) since August 2023. Previously, he served in the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister for Climate and Energy Policy from 2022 to 2024 and as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2024.
Jetten began his political career as a policy advisor for the D66 and as chair of the Young Democrats, and served in the municipal council of Nijmegen from 2010 to 2017. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2017 general election and was chosen as D66's youngest ever parliamentary leader in 2018. Following the resignation of Sigrid Kaag, Jetten became D66's leader ahead of the 2023 general election, in which D66 lost several seats, forcing them into opposition.
Jetten replaced Kaag as the demissionary First Deputy Prime Minister in 2024. In the 2025 general election, Jetten led D66 to its best-ever general election result as D66 became the joint-largest party in parliament. A four-month cabinet formation led to the minority Jetten cabinet in February 2026, which made Jetten the youngest person, the first openly gay person, and the first politician from the D66 party to serve as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
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