Rob Jetten

**Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten** (; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2026. He has been the Leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party since August 2023. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since December 2023. He was Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from January 2024 to July 2024 and Minister for Climate and Energy Policy from 2022 to 2024.

## Early life

Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten was born on 25 March 1987 in Veghel, North Brabant, Netherlands, and grew up in Uden. He studied at Udens College between 1999 and 2005. He then studied at Radboud University between 2005 and 2011. He earned a BA and an MA, both in Public Administration.

## Leader of Democrats 66

On 14 July 2023, Jetten announced his candidacy to become the next Leader of the D66. He replaced Sigrid Kaag after she announced that she would not lead D66 into the 2023 general election.

Jetten returned to the House of Representatives as parliamentary leader after the election. Following Kaag's resignation on 8 January 2024 to fill a role at the United Nations, Jetten took over her role as Deputy Prime Minister. He was acting Minister of Finance for four days.

During the 2025 general election, Jetten led the D66 to its best result in the party's history, tying with the Party for Freedom for the most seats in the House of Representatives.

## Prime Minister (since 2026)

Following the election, on 3 February 2026, Jetten was given the task to create a new government. The Jetten cabinet was sworn-in on 23 February 2026, which made Jetten the Netherlands' youngest-ever prime minister and first-ever D66 prime minister. He is also the first Dutch openly gay head of government.

## Personal life

Jetten is openly gay. He is engaged to Argentine field hockey player Nicolás Keenan.

## Other websites

- Drs. R.A.A. (Rob) Jetten, Parlement.com
- Jetten R.A.A. (D66), Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office1**: Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- **term start1**: 8 January 2024
- **term end1**: 2 July 2024
- **primeminister1**: Mark Rutte
- **predecessor1**: Sigrid Kaag
- **successor1**: Fleur Agema
- **office2**: List of ministers of climate policy of the Netherlands, Minister for Climate and Energy Policy
- **primeminister2**: Mark Rutte
- **term start2**: 10 January 2022
- **term end2**: 2 July 2024
- **predecessor2**: _Office established_
- **successor2**: Sophie Hermans (as Minister of Climate and Green Growth)
- **office3**: Acting List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands, Minister of Finance
- **primeminister3**: Mark Rutte
- **term start3**: 8 January 2024
- **term end3**: 12 January 2024
- **predecessor3**: Sigrid Kaag
- **successor3**: Steven van Weyenberg


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office4**: Leader of the Democrats 66
- **term start4**: 12 August 2023
- **predecessor4**: Sigrid Kaag
- **office5**: Leader of the Democrats 66
in the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives
- **term start5**: 6 December 2023
- **term end5**: 23 February 2026
- **predecessor5**: Jan Paternotte
- **term start6**: 9 October 2018
- **term end6**: 28 September 2021
- **predecessor6**: Alexander Pechtold
- **successor6**: Sigrid Kaag
- **office7**: President of the Young Democrats (Netherlands), Young Democrats
- **term start7**: October 2008
- **term end7**: October 2009
- **predecessor7**: Floris Kreiken
- **successor7**: Thomas Bakker


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Rob Jetten
- **caption**: Jetten in 2025
- **office**: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- **status**: Incumbent
- **monarch**: Willem-Alexander
- **deputy**: Dilan Yeşilgöz
Bart van den Brink
- **term start**: 23 February 2026
- **predecessor**: Dick Schoof
- **office8**: Member of parliament, Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives
- **term start8**: 6 December 2023
- **term end8**: 23 February 2026
- **term start9**: 23 March 2017
- **term end9**: 10 January 2022
- **office10**: Member of the Nijmegen Municipal Council
- **term start10**: 11 March 2010
- **term end10**: 29 March 2017
- **birth name**: Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten
- **birth place**: Veghel, North Brabant, Netherlands
- **party**: Democrats 66
- **signature**: Signature of Rob Jetten.svg
- **alma mater**: Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University (Bachelor of Arts, BA, Master of Arts, MA)
- **partner**: Nicolás Keenan (engaged)