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        "msgid": "who-is-rob-jetten-the-netherlands-youngest-prime-minister-who-openly-identifies-as-gay-1772135616",
        "date": "2026-02-26 17:51:55",
        "title": "Who is Rob Jetten, the Netherlands' Youngest Prime Minister Who Openly Identifies as Gay?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Rob Jetten has rapidly risen in Dutch politics, leading his liberal-socialist D66 party to become the leading force in the Netherlands. At 38, he is now the youngest prime minister in Dutch history and the first to openly identify as gay. He faces the challenge of forming a minority government and addressing pressing issues such as the housing crisis.",
        "content": "<p>In less than two years, Rob Jetten has successfully led his\nliberal-socialist D66 party from fifth to first place in Dutch\npolitics.<\/p>\n<p>Everything has fallen into place for the 38-year-old politician to\nachieve this.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten became the youngest prime minister in Dutch history when he\nwas sworn in on Monday (23\/02). He is also the first Dutch prime\nminister to openly identify as gay.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten is forming a minority government with a centre-right\nideological leaning, together with the People\u2019s Party for Freedom and\nDemocracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).<\/p>\n<p>The government he is forming is a minority cabinet. This means that\nany major reforms to the coalition agreement must be negotiated vote by\nvote in both houses of the European country\u2019s parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Media appearances and optimism<\/p>\n<p>No other political leader has received as much media attention as\nJetten during the Dutch election campaign in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His smile and optimistic messages resonated with voters, unlike many\nof his opponents. Almost every night during the last campaign, Jetten\nappeared on television.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten even participated in a television contest recorded several\nmonths earlier. The television show was titled \u201cThe Smartest\nPerson\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, perhaps Jetten\u2019s greatest achievement is his success in\nconveying a positive message, summarised in the slogan Het kan wel\n(\u201cYes, we can\u201d). This is an optimistic expression inspired by Barack\nObama\u2019s slogan, Yes, we can.<\/p>\n<p>The first gay prime minister<\/p>\n<p>Jetten is also the first Dutch leader to openly identify as gay. He\nhas openly acknowledged his sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>Having been interested in politics since childhood, Jetten grew up in\na small town in the southern province of Brabant. He revealed his sexual\norientation at a young age.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>The family history of Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam politician of\nIndonesian descent - Deported from the Dutch East Indies, discriminated\nagainst in the Netherlands<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Dutch apology must be followed by \u2018moral, material\u2019\ncompensation<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Dutch government apologises for colonial-era slavery, but almost\nhalf of Dutch people \u2018do not support it\u2019<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although he does not make his personal life part of his political\nidentity, five years ago Jetten uploaded a video showing him reading a\nlong list of homophobic messages on his phone. He did so to highlight\nthe importance of the International Day Against Homophobia.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten is engaged to Argentine field hockey player, Nicols Keenan.\nThey plan to marry this year.<\/p>\n<p>EPAJetten led his party\u2019s campaign and managed to outperform his\nrivals in television debates.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten is one of the first members of the centrist D66 party. The\nparty claims to be a progressive and liberal party.<\/p>\n<p>The D66 leaders saw potential in Jetten. After working for several\nyears for the Dutch railway network ProRail, Jetten was elected a member\nof parliament in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He also has some leadership experience before becoming Minister of\nClimate under Prime Minister Mark Rutte (2010-2024), who now serves as\nNATO Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jetten\u2019s political career has not always been smooth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jetten the Robot\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A colleague in Parliament complained about Jetten\u2019s \u201cstubborn\u201d\nattitude on climate issues. His great ambition as minister was thwarted\nwhen the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused energy prices to soar.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten led D66\u2019s unsuccessful campaign in 2023. At that time, D66 won\nonly nine seats.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Dutch king apologises for \u2018excessive violence\u2019 in the past but\ndoes not cover the entire colonial period<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>\u2018Java Man\u2019 returns to Indonesia The dark side of the discovery of\nPithecanthropus Erectus<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Netherlands returns dozens of historical Balinese and Lombok\nobjects \u2018If Indonesia cannot make use of them, it is better to keep them\nin the Netherlands\u2019<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jetten is still not comfortable in front of the camera. Some of his\nmedia appearances have been considered boring. One critic nicknamed him\n\u201cJetten the Robot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJetten the Robot will be prime minister!\u201d exclaimed a journalist in\ndisbelief when his victory was confirmed in the October election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, in politics, things can really be unpredictable,\u201d said\nJetten with a broad smile.<\/p>\n<p>EPAJetten and his partner, Argentine field hockey player Nicols\nKeenan.<\/p>\n<p>His supporters see him as a kind of mini Mark Rutte.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison is fitting for Jetten, as many Dutch people remember\nthe stability during Rutte\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Both politicians always seemed cheerful and pragmatic. They were\nknown for \u201csleeping very little\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jetten\u2019s party colleague, Roy Kramer, noted a\ndifference:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRutte talks a lot, Jetten is a little more quiet,\u201d he told the Dutch\nnewspaper, Het Parool.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten faced Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam leader, in a tight\nelection in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge and an inappropriate joke<\/p>\n<p>EPAJetten with Geert Wilders, leader of the right-wing Freedom\nParty.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge and a problematic joke<\/p>\n<p>Jetten has great ambitions and challenges. The most pressing is to\naddress the housing crisis in the Netherlands, with a deficit of around\n400,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten wants to build ten cities. He complained that the Dutch\ngovernment has not achieved anything truly impressive in the last 10 or\n15 years.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten has made big promises and will now be under pressure to\ndeliver them.<\/p>\n<p>To succeed, Jetten needs the unwavering political resilience of\nRutte. This is what allowed Rutte to survive under four governments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remembering Muhsin Hendricks, \u2018the first imam in the world to come\nout as gay\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jetten overcame an awkward moment during the campaign when he made a\njoke about Crown Princess Amalia in front of 2,000 students in\nRotterdam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the best way to promote military service is to practice with\nthe Crown Princess.\u201d}<\/p>",
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