Rob Jetten
Honours
• Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (9 April 2024)
Rob Jetten
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 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.
Rob Jetten
Jetten began his political career as a policy advisor for D66 and as chair of the Young Democrats), and served in the municipal council) of Nijmegen from 2010 to 2017. He was also 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).
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