Netherlands’ first gay PM to become a father soon:Official writes on social media ‘New arrival in 2027’; got help from 2 female friends

Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten will become a father in 2027. He announced this on social media on Monday. Jetten’s partner, Nicolás Keenan, is an Argentine hockey player. Jetten and his partner Keenan expressed their joy, writing: “A very special guest is about to enter our lives. Little one, we will meet you in 2027.” According to Dutch media reports, surrogacy has been used for the child’s birth. Two female friends helped with the process. One donated an egg, while the other will give birth to the child. Jetten will be the first Dutch prime minister since the Second World War to have a child born during his term in office. Their story began with a TikTok video; they met at a supermarket In 2021, a bromance-style trading video featuring Jetten and a fellow Dutch leader went viral on TikTok. The video showed the two leaders joking around, laughing and dancing together. After the video went viral, Rob Jetten became popular among young people. In 2022, Keenan spotted Jetten in a supermarket and recognised him because of the viral video. The two began talking during this encounter. Keenan later said in an interview that Jetten had messaged them on Instagram and initiated the conversation. Their relationship was private at first, but they went public with it in August 2023. They announced their engagement in November 2024. They were due to marry in June 2026, but postponed the wedding for some time after Jeten became prime minister. The Netherlands was the first country to recognise same-sex marriage The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legally recognise same-sex marriage in 2001. Jetten is the country’s first openly gay prime minister. However, he is not the world’s first gay prime minister. Before him, openly gay leaders had already served as heads of government in other countries. Jetten Became Prime Minister at Just 39 8 Gay Prime Ministers Around the World 1. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir – Iceland (2009-2013): She became the world’s first openly gay head of government. She was a lesbian. She got married in 1970 and had two children. In 1985, she became close to a female journalist. Two years later, she divorced. After same-sex marriage was legally recognised in June 2010, the two got married. 2. Elio Di Rupo – Belgium (2011-2014): He became not only Belgium’s but also the world’s first openly gay prime minister. In 1996, while serving as deputy prime minister, he was accused of having a relationship with a 16-year-old. This was the first time his sexual orientation was made public. 3. Xavier Bettel – Luxembourg (2013-2023): Bettel first revealed that he was gay in 2008. In 2015, one and a half years after becoming prime minister, he married his male partner, Gauthier Destenay. He became the first gay prime minister to marry while in office. 4. Leo Varadkar – Ireland (2017-2024): Ireland was due to hold a referendum in May 2015 on legalising same-sex marriage. Leo Varadkar, who is of Indian origin, was the health minister at the time. He publicly disclosed his sexual orientation for the first time in support of the referendum. 5. Ana Brnabić – Serbia (2017-2024): She was Serbia’s first female prime minister. She is a lesbian. In February 2019, her partner gave birth to a son. She thus became the first gay prime minister whose female partner gave birth to a child during her term in office. 6. Xavier Espot – Andorra (since 2019): He is Andorra’s prime minister and is openly gay. Four years after becoming prime minister, he publicly disclosed his sexual orientation in 2023. 7. Gabriel Attal – France (2024): He became France’s first openly gay prime minister. In 2018, when he was an MP for Macron’s party, one of his childhood friends first revealed that he was in a relationship with politician Stéphane Séjourné. The friend alleged that Attal’s political career advanced because of Séjourné. 8. Rob Jetten – the Netherlands (from 2026): He is the Netherlands’ first openly gay prime minister. He took office in February. After falling in love with a boy for the first time at the age of 17, he revealed his identity to his family and friends.