Hon Brooke van Velden is a New Zealand politician currently serving as Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety [12] and a member of the ACT Party [15].
Before entering politics, van Velden held a number of roles in the private sector. According to a single reputable secondary source, she worked as a corporate affairs consultant [1] and also as a factory worker at some point in her career [2]. She is also reported to have qualified in international trade and economics, though this comes from a single secondary source [4]. According to the same category of source, she worked behind the scenes in Parliament in a private capacity to help pass the End of Life Choice Act [3].
Van Velden entered Parliament as an ACT Party list MP from 2020 [10], though the broader affiliation with the ACT Party and the start of that period carry some variation across sources [15]. Sources differ on the precise period of her role as Deputy Leader of the ACT Party — some place her tenure in that position from 2020 [6], while the same sources disagree on the full valid period [6][7].
From 2023, she is reported by one secondary source to have held the Tāmaki electorate seat [9][11]. She has served as a Cabinet minister [5] and holds the confirmed portfolio of Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety [12]. She is also reported, from a single secondary source, to have served as Minister of Internal Affairs [13] and as a Government Minister more broadly [8].