Irene Vorrink (7 January 1918 – 21 August 1996) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

[1] She was born on 7 January 1918 in The Hague as the daughter of the Dutch socialist leader Koos Vorrink.

A major issue was the legislation concerning drugs, which she achieved in 1976 together with Minister of Justice, Dries van Agt.

[2] She also took the leading role in attempting to establish a legal basis for the fluoridation of drinking water.

Though fluoridation to prevent tooth decay had been occurring in many areas across the Netherlands for years, the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that it should be specifically provided for in the Water Supply law.