Nela Riehl (born 11 September 1985) is a German politician and teacher who is a Member of the European Parliament for Volt Germany, elected in the 2024 European parliament election.

[2] She was the only black candidate in Germany during the 2024 European elections.

[4] Until a week before the election she was still working at a secondary school in Hamburg.

[4] Her top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions.

[6] On September 17, 2024, she accused the song "Sigma Boy" by Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya (a musical child duo) of communicating "patriarchal and pro-Russian worldviews".