Jetten cabinet

Jetten cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	23 February 2026 [1]
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	Minority coalition government
History
Election	2025 election
Legislature terms	2025–present
Incoming formation	2025–2026 formation
Predecessor	Schoof 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.

Formation

Main article: 2025–2026 Dutch cabinet formation

Cabinet members

Prime minister and deputy prime ministers in the Jetten cabinet ^[2]

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 ^[2]

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	David van Weel		VVD	23 February 2026	Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	Pieter Heerma	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	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	Sophie Hermans		VVD	23 February 2026	Incumbent

Ministers without portfolio in the Jetten cabinet ^[2]

Ministry	Portfolio	Minister				Term of office
		Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Foreign Affairs	Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation	Sjoerd Sjoerdsma	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	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		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 ^[2]

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	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	Derk Boswijk		CDA	23 February 2026	Incumbent
Infrastructure and Water Management	Environment and Public Transport	Annet Bertram	Annet Bertram		CDA	23 February 2026	Incumbent
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Climate Policy and Green Growth		Jo-Annes de Bat		CDA	23 February 2026	Incumbent
	Digital Economy and Digital Sovereignty	Willemijn Aerdts	Willemijn Aerdts		D66	23 February 2026	Incumbent
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature	Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture		Silvio Erkens		VVD	23 February 2026	Incumbent

1. 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. ^[3]

References

1. "Formateur Jetten: 'Kabinet moet op 23 februari rond zijn'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 February 2026. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. "Members of the government". Government.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
3. 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.