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Rob Jetten

Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to present

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Leader of the liberal Democrats 66 and former climate minister who became prime minister in February 2026.

Rob Jetten sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly progressive on culture and strongly nature-first on environment.

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Where Rob Jetten sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Rob Jetten

Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…97%ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.96%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…96%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.96%

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