Leader of the Democrats 66

The Leader of the Democrats 66 is the most senior politician within the Democrats 66 (Democraten 66, D66) party in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Rob Jetten who was elected on 12 August 2023 and will lead the party into the 2023 Dutch general election. Jetten previously served as parliamentary leader of D66 in the House of Representatives from 2018 to 2021 and as Minister for Climate and Energy in the fourth Rutte government.

History
The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time, the leader is always the lead candidate of the party list. In the Democrats 66, the leader is often the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Some Democrats 66 leaders became a Minister in a cabinet.

Leaders

 * After Boris Dittrich stepped down Lousewies van der Laan took over as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. The 2006 Democrats 66 leadership election elected Alexander Pechtold as lead candidate for the 2006 general election on 24 June 2006.
 * After Alexander Pechtold stepped down Rob Jetten took over as parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 10 October 2018.