Dutch PM Rob Jetten Expecting First Child Via Surrogate

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has announced that he and his partner are expecting their first child through surrogacy.

Jetten, 39, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his personal Instagram account.

“Someone very special is on the way. See you in 2027, little one,” he wrote, with emojis of a baby and a feeding bottle.

“There are no words big enough to thank our egg donor, our surrogate mum and both their families. None of this would be possible without you.”

Jetten is engaged to Argentine field hockey international Nicolas Keenan. The couple had planned to marry this summer but postponed the wedding after Jetten became prime minister.

Jetten became the youngest prime minister in Dutch history following his D66 party’s surprise election victory last year.

According to a statement by his party, the surrogate mother and egg donor are Dutch friends of the couple who already have children of their own and had no commercial motives.

It is illegal in the Netherlands to pay for surrogacy.

D66 said the “high-tech” pregnancy fully complies with Dutch rules and was made possible through IVF care available in the country.

The party added that Jetten will take a few days off when the baby arrives to be with his family, but does not plan a longer parental leave.