Brooke van Velden

The Honourable Brooke van Velden MP
Van Velden in 2023
38th Minister of Internal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Barbara Edmonds
6th Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Carmel Sepuloni
Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2020
Leader	David Seymour
Preceded by	Beth Houlbrooke
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tāmaki
Incumbent
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	(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 31) 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.