Rien van der Velde
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21 February 1957
Nagele, Netherlands
Rien van der Velde | |
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.jpg) Rien van der Velde in 2016 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 October 2016 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Member of the municipal council of Noordoostpolder | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rink van der Velde 21 February 1957 Nagele, Netherlands |
| Political 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]
