| Rien van der Velde | |
| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 25 October 2016 |
| Term End: | 23 March 2017 |
| Office2: | Member of the municipal council of Noordoostpolder |
| Term Start2: | 11 March 2010 |
| Birth Name: | Rink van der Velde |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Nagele, Netherlands |
| Party: | Labour Party |
Rink "Rien" van der Velde (born 21 February 1957)[1] is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 25 October 2016 and 23 March 2017.[1] He entered the House as a temporary replacement of Sjoera Dikkers. On 14 December 2016 he became a permanent member of the House when he took the place of the resigned parliamentary group leader Diederik Samsom.[2] He has served in the municipal council of Noordoostpolder since 2010. He serves as council leader of the combination Labour Party/GreenLeft.[1] [3] [4]
Van der Velde is a lecturer at Van Hall Larenstein since September 2006. He also owns an education institute.[1]
Van der Velde was number 51 on the Labour Party list for the 2012 Dutch general election.[5]