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Jetten cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
Ministers of the Jetten cabinet after their installation by King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch
Date formed23 February 2026
People and organisations
Prime Minister
Rob Jetten
Deputy Prime Ministers
Dilan Yeşilgöz
Bart van den Brink
No. of ministers
18
Member parties
  •   D66
  •   VVD
  •   CDA
Status in legislature
Centre[1] to centre-right[2] minority coalition government
History
Incoming formation
2025–2026 formation
Election2025 election
Legislature terms2025–present
PredecessorSchoof cabinet

The Jetten cabinet is the current cabinet of the Netherlands. The cabinet was sworn in on 23 February 2026. It is a minority government, formed after the 2025 general election, and consisting of the social liberal Democrats 66 (D66), the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian democratic and conservative Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). It is led by Rob Jetten, who serves as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since the formation of the cabinet, and also has served as the leader of the D66 since 12 August 2023. It is the first minority cabinet in the House of Representatives without confidence and supply since 1918.

Formation

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Cabinet members

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Prime minister and deputy prime ministers in the Jetten cabinet[3]
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister Rob Jetten Rob Jetten D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz Dilan Yeşilgöz VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Bart van den Brink
Bart van den Brink
Bart van den Brink CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Ministers in the Jetten cabinet[3]
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Minister of General Affairs Rob Jetten Rob Jetten D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Berendsen Tom Berendsen CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Justice and Security
David van Weel
David van Weel
David van Weel VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Pieter Heerma
Pieter Heerma
Pieter Heerma CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Rianne Letschert Rianne Letschert D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen Eelco Heinen VVD 2 July 2024[i] Incumbent
Minister of Defence Dilan Yeşilgöz Dilan Yeşilgöz VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
Vincent Karremans
Vincent Karremans
Vincent Karremans VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Heleen Herbert
Heleen Herbert
Heleen Herbert CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Jaimi van Essen
Jaimi van Essen
Jaimi van Essen D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief Hans Vijlbrief D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Sophie Hermans
Sophie Hermans
Sophie Hermans VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Ministers without portfolio in the Jetten cabinet[3]
Ministry Portfolio Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Justice and Security Asylum and Migration
Bart van den Brink
Bart van den Brink
Bart van den Brink CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations Housing and Spatial Planning
Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan
Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan
Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Climate Policy and Green Growth
Stientje van Veldhoven D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Social Affairs and Employment Work and Participation
Thierry Aartsen
Thierry Aartsen
Thierry Aartsen VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Health, Welfare and Sport Long-term Care, Youth and Sport Mirjam Sterk Mirjam Sterk CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
State secretaries in the Jetten cabinet[3]
Ministry Portfolio State secretary Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Justice and Security Legal Protection and Prisons
Claudia van Bruggen
Claudia van Bruggen
Claudia van Bruggen D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations Kingdom Relations and Effective Government Eric van der Burg Eric van der Burg VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Education, Culture and Science Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities
Judith Tielen
Judith Tielen
Judith Tielen VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Finance Tax Affairs, Tax Administration and Customs
Eelco Eerenberg D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Benefits Redress
Sandra Palmen Indep.[ii] 5 September 2025[i] Incumbent
Defence Arms Procurement and Personnel
Derk Boswijk
Derk Boswijk
Derk Boswijk CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Infrastructure and Water Management Environment and Public Transport
Annet Bertram
Annet Bertram
Annet Bertram CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Digital Economy and Digital Sovereignty
Willemijn Aerdts
Willemijn Aerdts
Willemijn Aerdts D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Climate Policy and Green Growth
Jo-Annes de Bat
Jo-Annes de Bat
Jo-Annes de Bat CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture Silvio Erkens Silvio Erkens VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
  1. 1 2 Retained this position from the Schoof cabinet.
  2. To ensure stability in the redress for the childcare benefits scandal, Palmen was asked by D66, VVD and CDA to retain her position, which she previously held on behalf of New Social Contract, and later as an independent politician.[4]

References

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  1. "New Dutch minority government sworn in under centrist PM Jetten".
  2. "Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever prime minister". www.bbc.com. 23 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Members of the government". Government.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. Visser, Isabel (5 February 2026). "Partijloos het kabinet in: alleen Dick Schoof ging Sandra Palmen daarin recent nog voor". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.