Brooke van Velden | |
|---|---|
 Van Velden in 2023 | |
| 38th Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Barbara Edmonds |
| 6th Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Carmel Sepuloni |
| Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2020 | |
| Leader | David Seymour |
| Preceded by | Beth Houlbrooke |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tāmaki | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Simon O'Connor |
| Majority | 4,575 |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for ACT Party List | |
| In office 17 October 2020 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1992 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | ACT |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Brooke Olivia van Velden[1] (born 15 October 1992)[2][3] is a New Zealand politician who has served as the deputy leader of ACT New Zealand since June 2020.[4] She has been a member of Parliament (MP) since the 2020 general election, first as a list MP[5] and, since 2023, the MP for Tāmaki. Van Velden currently serves in the National-led government as the 38th minister of internal affairs and 6th minister for workplace relations and safety. She is the second youngest cabinet minister in New Zealand history, being just eight days older than Phil Goff was when he became Minister of Housing after the 1984 election.
- ^ "Speech – New Zealand Parliament".
- ^ van Velden, Brooke (14 October 2020). "Thank you to the ACT team for the birthday surprise and well wishes 💛 First one as an MP and one to remember!". Facebook. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "van Velden, Brooke; Mallard, Trevor". New Zealand Parliament. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden a novice MP but has plenty of political experience". Stuff. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". Newstalk ZB. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via The New Zealand Herald.