Jetten cabinet

Jetten cabinet
Jetten cabinet
; Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	23 February 2026
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	Centre to centre-right minority coalition government
History
Election	2025 election
Legislature terms	2025–present
Incoming formation	2025–2026 formation
Predecessor	Schoof cabinet

The Jetten cabinet is the incoming cabinet of the Netherlands. The cabinet will be formed by the social liberal Democrats 66, the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) after the 2025 general election. The cabinet will be a minority government and is expected to be inaugurated on 23 February 2026.^[2]

Formation

Prime minister and deputy prime ministers in the Jetten cabinet^[3]
Title	Minister				Term of office
Title	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Prime Minister		Rob Jetten		D66	Nominated
First Deputy Prime Minister		Dilan Yeşilgöz		VVD	Nominated
Second Deputy Prime Minister		Bart van den Brink		CDA	Nominated

Ministers in the Jetten cabinet^[3]
Title	Minister				Term of office
Title	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Minister of General Affairs		Rob Jetten		D66	Nominated
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Tom Berendsen		CDA	Nominated
Minister of Justice and Security	David van Weel	David van Weel		VVD	Nominated
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	Pieter Heerma	Pieter Heerma		CDA	Nominated
Minister of Education, Culture and Science		Rianne Letschert		D66	Nominated
Minister of Finance		Eelco Heinen		VVD	Nominated
Minister of Defence		Dilan Yeşilgöz		VVD	Nominated
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management	Vincent Karremans	Vincent Karremans		VVD	Nominated
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy		Heleen Herbert		CDA	Nominated
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature		Jaimi van Essen		D66	Nominated
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment		Hans Vijlbrief		D66	Nominated
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	Sophie Hermans	Sophie Hermans		VVD	Nominated

Ministers without portfolio in the Jetten cabinet^[3]
Ministry	Portfolio	Minister				Term of office
Ministry	Portfolio	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Foreign Affairs	Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation	Sjoerd Sjoerdsma	Sjoerd Sjoerdsma		D66	Nominated
Justice and Security	Asylum and Migration		Bart van den Brink		CDA	Nominated
Interior and Kingdom Relations	Housing and Spatial Planning	Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan	Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan		D66	Nominated
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Climate Policy and Green Growth		Stientje van Veldhoven		D66	Nominated
Social Affairs and Employment	Labour and Participation	Thierry Aartsen	Thierry Aartsen		VVD	Nominated
Health, Welfare and Sport	Long-term Care, Youth and Sport		Mirjam Sterk		CDA	Nominated

State secretaries in the Jetten cabinet^[3]
Ministry	Portfolio	State secretary				Term of office
Ministry	Portfolio	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Justice and Security	Legal Protection and Detention		Claudia van Bruggen		D66	Nominated
Interior and Kingdom Relations	Kingdom Relations and Decisive Government		Eric van der Burg		VVD	Nominated
Education, Culture and Science	Education, Culture and Science	Judith Tielen	Judith Tielen		VVD	Nominated
Finance	Finance		Eelco Eerenberg		D66	Nominated
Finance	Benefits and Redress		Sandra Palmen		Indep.^[4]	Nominated
Defence	Defence	Derk Boswijk	Derk Boswijk		CDA	Nominated
Infrastructure and Water Management	Infrastructure and Water Management		Annet Bertram		CDA	Nominated
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Climate Policy and Green Growth		Jo-Annes de Bat		CDA	Nominated
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Digital Affairs and Sovereignty	Willemijn Aerdts	Willemijn Aerdts		D66	Nominated
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature	Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature		Silvio Erkens		VVD	Nominated

^ "Formateur Jetten: 'Kabinet moet op 23 februari rond zijn'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
^ "Jetten op zoek naar ministers, coalitieakkoord na kritisch debat nog overeind". NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jetten heeft zijn kabinet rond: namen van ministers en staatssecretarissen bekend". NOS (in Dutch). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
^ Sandra Palmen was State Secretary for Benefits and Redress in the Schoof cabinet for New Social Contract, but continued as independent State Secretary, after their recusal as government party. The coalition parties decided to keep her on to ensure stability.