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This is Rob Jetten's friend

We are getting a male first lady in the Netherlands

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The votes have not yet been counted, but we can rightly roll out the red carpet for our new prime minister and with that we also welcome a new “first lady”, because the partner of Rob Jetten is the Argentine Nicolás Keenan.

Jort Kelder already says it: a gay prime minister with a male first lady

In foreign politics, it buzzes that after years of having a single prime minister, we are now getting a gay prime minister with a male first lady. And I am once again proud of our progressive and open-minded country. And Rob Jetten has not chosen the least to appear next to him at state dinners and on Prinsjesdag. Who is this man who makes the D66 party leader glow with happiness?

Nicolás Keenan: Just like Máxima, born in Buenos Aires

The partner of Rob Jetten is, just like our queen Máxima, born in Buenos Aires. That will create a bond during dinners with our king and queen. He did not live his whole life in Argentina, but also grew up in Italy and Spain. Why he lived in these countries is unclear, but it probably has to do with his parents' work. What is known is that he already played at the hockey club Egara at the age of 12, a prominent club, so you could deduce from that that he already stood out in the hockey world.

Nicolás Keenan’s coming out in the hockey world

In Trouw, Nicolás Keenan talked about his coming out in an interview. As a top hockey player, a sport that seems to be ruled by heterosexual men, that was extra difficult. He was sometimes insulted and he reacted as you would expect from the partner of Rob Jetten: “When players from the Dutch team insult me, I think: come on, we are adults.”

Hockey hero Nicolás Keenan: From Argentina to the Netherlands

Nicolás Keenan plays in the Netherlands for Klein Zwitserland and represents the Argentine team in European Championships and the Olympic Games. I saw him play during the Olympic Games in Paris, but that is entirely beside the point. Nicolás comes from a hockey family. His father, Patricio Keenan, was a professional hockey player who later became a coach and thus coached at the Egara club in Spain. Probably it was hockey that brought Nicolás's family to Europe. He, his father, won the Spanish national championship with his team in 2016.

Nicolás Keenan and Rob Jetten: a happy couple since 2022

Since 2022, Nicolás has been together with Rob Jetten and on November 26 they will have been engaged for exactly a year. Love radiates from Instagram and TikTok, these two people are rarely happy with each other and it seems that the confetti will continue to fly through the air in the Keenan-Jetten household.

Image: Instagram | @nicokeenan