Kabinet-Jetten, sworn in on 23 February 2026
Who runs the Netherlands
A three-party cabinet led by Rob Jetten governs without a majority in parliament, so every law needs votes from outside the coalition. Who sits where, who does what, and how it works.
Sources
Tweede Kamer: parliamentary groups and seats
Rijksoverheid: ministers and state secretaries
Rijksoverheid: Kabinet-Jetten sworn in (23 February 2026)
Last updated 7 October 2026. We update this page when seats or ministers change.
Rob Jetten
prime minister (minister-president)
D66 · VVD · CDA
the three parties in the cabinet
66 of 150
seats the coalition holds in the Tweede Kamer; a majority is 76
18 + 10
ministers and state secretaries
Parliament
The coalition parties hold 66 seats, ten short of a majority
Seats in the Tweede Kamer by parliamentary group (coalition parties marked)
The cabinet
D66 provides 7 ministers, the VVD 6 and the CDA 5.
| Name | Responsible for |
|---|---|
| Rob Jetten | Prime minister, General Affairs |
| Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius | Defence; first deputy prime minister |
| Bart van den Brink | Asylum and Migration; second deputy prime minister |
| Tom Berendsen | Foreign Affairs |
| Sjoerd Sjoerdsma | Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
| David van Weel | Justice and Security |
| Pieter Heerma | Interior and Kingdom Relations |
| Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan | Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Rianne Letschert | Education, Culture and Science |
| Eelco Heinen | Finance |
| Vincent Karremans | Infrastructure and Water Management |
| Heleen Herbert | Economic Affairs and Climate |
| Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer | Climate and Green Growth |
| Jaimi van Essen | Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| Hans Vijlbrief | Social Affairs and Employment |
| Thierry Aartsen | Work and Participation |
| Sophie Hermans | Health, Welfare and Sport |
| Mirjam Sterk | Long-term Care, Youth and Sport |
| Name | Responsible for |
|---|---|
| Claudia van Bruggen | Justice and Security |
| Eric van der Burg | Kingdom Relations and Effective Government |
| Judith Tielen | Education and Emancipation |
| Eelco Eerenberg | Finance |
| Sandra Palmen-Schlangen | Compensation for the childcare benefits scandal (Herstel Toeslagen) |
| Derk Boswijk | Defence |
| Annet Bertram | Infrastructure and Water Management |
| Willemijn Aerdts | Digital Economy and Sovereignty |
| Jo-Annes de Bat | Climate and Green Growth |
| Silvio Erkens | Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
How it works
- The Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) has 150 members. A law or motion passes with a majority of the votes cast; 76 seats is a majority of the whole house.
- Because the coalition holds 66 seats, the cabinet needs support from other parties for each vote. Deals are made bill by bill.
- After the Tweede Kamer, a bill goes to the Eerste Kamer (Senate), which can approve or reject it but not change it.
- Ministers lead a ministry; state secretaries (staatssecretarissen) are junior ministers responsible for part of a ministry's work.
The words you will hear
- Tweede Kamer
- The House of Representatives: 150 members, elected directly, who make laws together with the government and scrutinise it.
- Eerste Kamer
- The Senate: 75 members, elected by the provincial councils. It votes on bills after the Tweede Kamer.
- Minderheidskabinet
- A minority cabinet: a government whose parties together hold fewer than half the seats in the Tweede Kamer.
- Formatie
- The negotiations after an election in which parties agree on a coalition, a programme and the ministers.
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