Netherlands Elects Its Youngest, First Openly Gay Prime Minister — and He’s Engaged to a Heartthrob Olympian

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The Netherlands just made history with their most recent election.

The country voted on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to elect Rob Jetten, 38, as prime minister, making Jetten both the youngest and very first openly gay candidate to hold the role, according to German outlet Deutsche Welle (DW).

Jetten, a member of the centrist-liberal D66 party, beat Geert Wilders, a member of the far-right Party for Freedom. Wilders ran on an anti-immigration campaign and has previously called to ban the Quran, among other Islamophobic remarks.

“I am incredibly happy that … we have become the biggest party in this election,” Jetten told reporters after election results came in, per DW. “A historic result for the D66. At the same time, I feel a great responsibility.”

He added, “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.”

While Jetten is the projected winner of the election, DW notes that he will be officially confirmed the winner when the final results come in on Monday, Nov. 3, the day mail-in ballots are counted from Dutch citizens living abroad.

Jetten got plenty of support on election night from his fiancé, two-time Olympian Nico Keenan, who posted a sweet TikTok video of the couple preparing for the evening. In the clip, which was set to RAYE‘s “Where the Hell Is My Husband?,” Keenan, 28, stood solo in the frame while dressed in a suit.

When he looked offscreen, Jetten soon appeared, also dressed in a suit. As he buttoned his jacket, Keenan reached over and held him by the waist, before the two smiled at the camera then shared a quick kiss.

“Election night, let’s go🔥🫶🏽,” Keenan captioned the post.

Jetten has been equally supportive of Keenan. When his fiancé competed for Argentina in field hockey at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jetten cheered him on from the stands at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir.

The couple announced their engagement in November 2024, when Keenan posted a photo of his engagement ring on Instagram and captioned the post, “Soon to be Mr&Mr💍.”

Keenan, who is bisexual, began playing field hockey for the Netherlands’ Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland in 2017, according to Out Sports. While speaking with the Dutch outlet Trouw in April, Keenan said he’s received messages of support and gratitude for competing as an openly bisexual athlete.

“People told me how happy they were that there was finally an openly bisexual hockey player playing in the Premier League,” he said.

Keenan and Jetten are set to marry next year, according to the BBC.