Rob Jetten Becomes Netherlands PM in 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rob Jetten on assuming the post of Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Jetten was formally sworn in on 23 February, 2026 by King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.

• Rob Jetten has become the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of the Netherlands after the swearing-in of his minority government. He is engaged to his partner Nicholas Keenan, who is a two-time Olympian from Argentina and a field hockey star.
• 38-year-old Jetten claimed victory in the October elections, in which his Democrats 66 party (D66) narrowly defeated anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders in a closely contested election.
• To form a new coalition, D66 joined hands with centre-right Christian Democrats and right-wing VVD, which had only 66 seats out of 150 in the lower house.
• The Netherlands is usually led by a majority coalition, but a highly fragmented political environment made it very difficult to form one. Former Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s government fell after only 11 months of its term.
• Jetten formed a centre-right minority government along with the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA).
• Jetten has become Prime Minister replacing Dick Schoof, who saw one of the shortest-lived governments in Dutch history. D66 will give seven ministers, VVD six, and CDA five ministers, each of whom will have three state secretaries — junior members of the cabinet.

About the Netherlands

• The Netherlands, commonly called Holland, is a country in north-western Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
• The official language here is Dutch, and in the province of Friesland West Frisian is the second official language. In the Caribbean territories, Dutch, English and Papiamento are official languages. The people of the Netherlands are called Dutch.
• The four largest cities of the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the most populous city and the nominal capital of the country, although the primary national political institutions are in The Hague.
• The Netherlands allowed women suffrage in 1919 The Hague is the seat of the States General, the cabinet and the Supreme Court. The port of Rotterdam is the busiest in Europe. Schiphol is the busiest airport of the Netherlands, and the fourth busiest airport in Europe.