Amsterdam, 23 February 2026 (dpa/MIA) - The youngest prime minister in Dutch history, and the first to be openly gay, is set to be sworn in on Monday, four months after a snap general election.

Rob Jetten, 38, is also the first person from his centrist D66 party, founded in 1966, to take the top political office in the Netherlands.

King Willem-Alexander will swear in Jetten and his Cabinet at 10 am (0900 GMT) at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.

Jetten's D66 — a pro-European, socially liberal party that campaigned on climate policy, affordable housing and a tougher stance on migration — pulled off an upset victory in the October 29 election, narrowly defeating the far-right populist Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders.

Jetten formed a coalition with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD. The three parties only hold 66 seats in the 150-member lower house, meaning it will be dependent on votes from the opposition to pass legislation.

The formation of the new government marks a new chapter after a long period of political deadlock and strife in the Netherlands. The last government, which included Wilders' PVV, collapsed after only 11 months, triggering a snap election.

Jetten is engaged to be married to Nicolás Keenan, a two-time Olympian and field hockey player from Argentina. He currently plays for the Dutch club HC Klein Zwitserland.

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