Jetten cabinet

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 MinisterRob Jetten
Deputy Prime MinistersDilan Yeşilgöz
Bart van den Brink
No. of ministers18
Member parties
  •   D66
  •   VVD
  •   CDA
Status in legislatureMinority coalition government
History
Election2025 election
Legislature terms2025–present
Incoming formation2025–2026 formation
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

Cabinet members

Prime minister and deputy prime ministers in the Jetten cabinet[1]
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister Rob Jetten D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
First Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Second Deputy Prime Minister Bart van den Brink CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Ministers in the Jetten cabinet[1]
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Minister of General Affairs Rob Jetten D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Berendsen CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Justice and Security David van Weel VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Pieter Heerma CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Rianne Letschert D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen VVD 2 July 2024[i] Incumbent
Minister of Defence Dilan Yeşilgöz VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Vincent Karremans VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Heleen Herbert CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Jaimi van Essen D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Sophie Hermans VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Ministers without portfolio in the Jetten cabinet[1]
Ministry Portfolio Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Justice and Security Asylum and Migration Bart van den Brink CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations Housing and Spatial Planning 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 VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Health, Welfare and Sport Long-term Care, Youth and Sport Mirjam Sterk CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
State secretaries in the Jetten cabinet[1]
Ministry Portfolio State secretary Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Justice and Security Legal Protection and Prisons Claudia van Bruggen D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations Kingdom Relations and Effective Government Eric van der Burg VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Education, Culture and Science Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities Judith Tielen VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Finance Tax Affairs 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 CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Infrastructure and Water Management Environment and Public Transport Annet Bertram CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Digital Economy and Digital Sovereignty Willemijn Aerdts D66 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Climate Policy and Green Growth Jo-Annes de Bat CDA 23 February 2026 Incumbent
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture Silvio Erkens VVD 23 February 2026 Incumbent
  1. ^ a b 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Members of the government". Government.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ 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.