| Hessel Rienks | |
| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 11 September 1974 |
| Term End1: | 14 September 1989 |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Weidum, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Party: | Labour Party |
| Alma Mater: | University of Amsterdam |
Hessel Rienks (4 March 1932 – 23 December 2014) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1974 and 1989 for the Labour Party.
Rienks was born on 4 March 1932 in Weidum; he went to the Hogere Burgerschool in Zwolle. Rienks went on to study economy at the University of Amsterdam, graduating in 1957.[1] Between 1960 and 1963 he worked as an assistant at a chemical company. In 1963 he started working for the municipality of Zwolle, heading the economic department of the public works office for eleven years.[1]
In 1974 Rienks was elected to the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.[1] As representative he concerned himself with spatial planning, regional economy policies and finances of lower government. Together with Frits Castricum he promoted the cause of the Hanzelijn-railway. He also led the parliamentary commission on the building of new housing for the House of Representatives.[2] His membership of the House ended on 14 September 1989. The same month he became director of the Instituut Ziektekostenvoorziening Ambtenaren, he worked in that position until 1992.[1]
Rienks was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 29 April 1987.[1]