Martine van der Velde

Martine van der Velde
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025
Member of the Provincial Council of Utrecht
Assumed office
29 March 2023
Personal details
Born (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989
Groningen, Netherlands
PartyPVV
Occupation
  • Marketeer
  • Politician

Martine van der Velde (born 20 May 1989 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician from the Party for Freedom. Between December 2023 and November 2025, she was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives.[1]

Life

Van der Velde was born in Groningen in 1989. She worked in business marketing before entering politics as an employee for the PVV faction in Utrecht city council.[2] She became a member of the Provincial Council of Utrecht in March 2023 as part of the PVV before being elected to the House of Representatives during the 2023 Dutch general election.[3] In the House, she served as the party's spokesperson for culture, emancipation, and media.[4] She did not run for re-election in 2025, and her term ended on 11 November 2025.[5][6]

House committee assignments

  • Committee for Education, Culture and Science
  • Committee for Digital Affairs
  • Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature[7]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Martine van der Velde
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 20 2,498 37 Won [8]

References

  1. ^ "M.K. (Martine) van der Velde". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ Diane Hoekstra. "Van marketeer tot manager en voormalig FC Utrecht- speler: dit zijn de Utrechtse nieuwe Kamerleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Martine van der Velde". Provincial Council of Utrecht. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Bosma, Faber en andere PVV-prominenten op kandidatenlijst" [Bosma, Faber, and other prominent people of the PVV on party list]. De Limburger (in Dutch). 29 August 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Martine van der Velde". House of Representatives. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

See also