Rob Jetten, who is an out gay man with a fiance, is officially the prime minister of the Netherlands. He is the first out LGBTQ+ person to hold the position.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in Jetten at a ceremony earlier today. At age 38, Jetten is also the youngest person to head the country’s government.

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“Proud to be able to do this together,” Jetten wrote in an Instagram post. “In a new phase, with a great responsibility and above all a joint promise to work for everyone in the Netherlands.”

Jetten is a member of the Democrats 66 party, which is considered centrist. He campaigned on a platform that included climate policy, affordable housing, and restoring trust in the government. Gay City News reports that Jetten’s coalition plans to increase military spending to reach the NATO spending target, take a strict approach to asylum immigration, and fund military spending with cuts to healthcare and social welfare programs. The left-wing coalition has denounced these plans.

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His campaign focused on a message of “Yes we can” to draw a contrast with his far-right opponent, Geert Wilders, who campaigned on anti-Islam sentiment.

“I think we’ve now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat the populist movements if you campaign with a positive message for your country,” he said last November.

Jetten is engaged to Olympic hockey player Nico Keenan, posting in 2024 that they are “Soon to be Mr&Mr.”

“I thought it was about time,” Jetten told LINDA.nl. “It just feels great. We’re very happy together.” 

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